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Next Sunday, Brett Deledio becomes the youngest Tiger to reach one hundred games. Top twenty (with days since debut):
Rk Age Player Rd Year Days
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1 22y 92d Brett Deledio 16 2009 1575
2 22y126d Bryan Wood 19 1976 1547
3 22y264d Matthew Knights 13 1993 1792
4 23y 58d Joel Bowden 20 2001 1848
5 23y 92d Kevin Bartlett 10 1970 1862
6 23y103d Ray Poulter 9 1952 2177
7 23y132d Brad Ottens 11 2003 1895
8 23y173d Graeme Bond 7 1973 2156
9 23y188d Dale Weightman 3 1983 1834
10 23y203d Wayne Campbell 3 1996 1820
11 23y244d Max Oppy 9 1948 2207
12 23y267d Joe Murdoch 12 1932 1883
13 23y293d Jack Dyer 34 1937 2310
14 23y299d Chris Naish 16 1995 1940
15 23y309d Craig Lambert 21 1992 1588
16 23y359d Merv Keane 17 1977 1883
17 23y364d Tony Free 13 1993 2142
18 24y 8d Matthew Richardson 1 1999 2149
19 24y 46d George Smeaton 11 1941 2191
20 24y 46d Mark Lee 8 1983 2114
He's attracted his share of criticism, which comes with the territory of being a #1 pick. But Deledio's done it the hard way, filling most playing positions at one time or another while being targeted by the opposition's best taggers, and without the support of a strong team around him. Debuted at 17 and has been sidelined just once - for three weeks in 2007 with a broken arm.
Statistical breakdown in batches of 10 games:
Match K H D M HO T FF FA G B
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1-10 7.2 6.3 13.5 4.4 0.2 1.5 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.3
11-20 9.0 6.8 15.8 3.5 0.4 1.8 0.9 0.3 1.0 0.6
21-30 11.7 6.4 18.1 6.0 0.5 2.1 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.5
31-40 11.5 7.8 19.3 6.4 0.1 1.4 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.7
41-50 10.0 9.5 19.5 5.7 0.1 1.5 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.2
51-60 9.8 8.3 18.1 5.3 0.3 2.0 1.1 1.0 1.4 0.7
61-70 10.3 12.0 22.3 5.1 0.2 1.9 1.0 0.4 1.3 0.7
71-80 12.0 12.9 24.9 7.8 0.1 2.2 0.7 0.6 1.1 0.3
81-90 13.4 10.5 23.9 6.8 0.4 2.6 0.6 0.5 1.1 0.7
91-99 11.1 12.5 23.6 5.9 0.6 2.8 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.7
Expectations are high - particularly at Tigerland - but for mine, Deledio's shouldered the load with aplomb. Defied our poor youth development record to win the Rising Star. B&F winner in his fourth season. Fast, skilful, versatile, durable, courageous, and at just 22, becoming the player we all dreamed he'd be on ND day 2004.
Rk Age Player Rd Year Days
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1 22y 92d Brett Deledio 16 2009 1575
2 22y126d Bryan Wood 19 1976 1547
3 22y264d Matthew Knights 13 1993 1792
4 23y 58d Joel Bowden 20 2001 1848
5 23y 92d Kevin Bartlett 10 1970 1862
6 23y103d Ray Poulter 9 1952 2177
7 23y132d Brad Ottens 11 2003 1895
8 23y173d Graeme Bond 7 1973 2156
9 23y188d Dale Weightman 3 1983 1834
10 23y203d Wayne Campbell 3 1996 1820
11 23y244d Max Oppy 9 1948 2207
12 23y267d Joe Murdoch 12 1932 1883
13 23y293d Jack Dyer 34 1937 2310
14 23y299d Chris Naish 16 1995 1940
15 23y309d Craig Lambert 21 1992 1588
16 23y359d Merv Keane 17 1977 1883
17 23y364d Tony Free 13 1993 2142
18 24y 8d Matthew Richardson 1 1999 2149
19 24y 46d George Smeaton 11 1941 2191
20 24y 46d Mark Lee 8 1983 2114
He's attracted his share of criticism, which comes with the territory of being a #1 pick. But Deledio's done it the hard way, filling most playing positions at one time or another while being targeted by the opposition's best taggers, and without the support of a strong team around him. Debuted at 17 and has been sidelined just once - for three weeks in 2007 with a broken arm.
Statistical breakdown in batches of 10 games:
Match K H D M HO T FF FA G B
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1-10 7.2 6.3 13.5 4.4 0.2 1.5 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.3
11-20 9.0 6.8 15.8 3.5 0.4 1.8 0.9 0.3 1.0 0.6
21-30 11.7 6.4 18.1 6.0 0.5 2.1 0.7 0.2 0.4 0.5
31-40 11.5 7.8 19.3 6.4 0.1 1.4 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.7
41-50 10.0 9.5 19.5 5.7 0.1 1.5 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.2
51-60 9.8 8.3 18.1 5.3 0.3 2.0 1.1 1.0 1.4 0.7
61-70 10.3 12.0 22.3 5.1 0.2 1.9 1.0 0.4 1.3 0.7
71-80 12.0 12.9 24.9 7.8 0.1 2.2 0.7 0.6 1.1 0.3
81-90 13.4 10.5 23.9 6.8 0.4 2.6 0.6 0.5 1.1 0.7
91-99 11.1 12.5 23.6 5.9 0.6 2.8 0.5 0.5 0.9 0.7
Expectations are high - particularly at Tigerland - but for mine, Deledio's shouldered the load with aplomb. Defied our poor youth development record to win the Rising Star. B&F winner in his fourth season. Fast, skilful, versatile, durable, courageous, and at just 22, becoming the player we all dreamed he'd be on ND day 2004.