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导出博客文章A combination of injury and lack of AFL success was behind Richmond veteran Brett Deledios decision to leave the club. Allan Houston Jersey .The 29-year-old said his move to Greater Western Sydney was about reinvigorating his love of the game, which had faded in his 12 years at the Tigers.With ongoing calf issues, Deledio only managed 11 games in 2016 - his lowest number in 12 seasons - while Richmond finished a lowly 13th.There was some trying times this year when the sides not going so well and youre injured yourself so I ultimately came to the decision for a fresh start and the Giants were the perfect fit, Deledio said on Tuesday.With his body feeling good, Deledio said he was excited about the prospect of proving himself at a new club, which was just one win away from a grand final berth this season.Its about a fresh start; looking to reinvigorate myself and having to impress new coaches, new fitness staff and new teammates, Deledio said.Its about wanting to start from day one like I did in 04.He admitted the lure of success at the talent-laden Giants was strong.It is for every player, Deledio said.Theyre a super-talented side and Ive enjoyed watching them over the last couple of years because they play an exciting brand.The former Tigers vice-captain said it was tough to tell coach Damien Hardwick that he wanted to leave the club, where he felt he had grown up.He was initially disappointed it had come to this, that we hadnt got the success we wanted through this year and through the finals in last three years, said Deledio.He completely understood that after 12 years I needed something new and we had a handshake and a beer and away we went.Geelong and the Western Bulldogs were also in the mix, but Deledio felt the late offer from the premiers was a bit rushed. He said he was swayed by two former Tigers now at GWS - football manager Wayne Campbell and coach Leon Cameron.He also felt moving out of Melbourne would truly represent the fresh challenge. Damyean Dotson Jersey . After slipping from the summit during the week, the Gunners overcame struggling Crystal Palace 2-0 on Sunday thanks to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlains second-half brace. Cheap Knicks Jerseys . 8 Kansas to a 64-63 win over Texas Tech on Tuesday night. The freshman from Vaughan, Ont. http://www.cheapknicksjerseys.com/?tag=cheap-carmelo-anthony-jersey . Third-seeded Murray had the easiest path to victory on New Years Eve, barely breaking a sweat during his 6-0, 6-0 win over 2,129th-ranked Qatari wildcard recipient Mousa Shanan Zayed.This Fourth of July for the Minnesota Wild was a little less eventful than the last. Still, the Wild made another holiday splash by bringing in more help for their blue line. The Wild announced Thursday they agreed to terms on a two-year contract with defenceman Keith Ballard, who was available after being let go by Vancouver earlier this week with a compliance buyout to clear space under the salary cap. The Wild said paperwork for Ballards deal would be filed Friday, when the free agent market opens. The Star Tribune of Minneapolis reported Ballards contract is worth $3 million. He was scheduled to make $4.2 million in each of the final two seasons of his previous deal with the Canucks. The 30-year-old Ballard managed just two assists in 36 games for Vancouver in 2013. Over three seasons there since being acquired in a draft-day trade in 2010 with Florida, Ballard had only 16 points in 148 games. He was hindered by several injuries. Before that, though, the former Univeersity of Minnesota star was far more productive. Luke Kornet Jersey. Over five seasons with Phoenix and Florida, he averaged nearly 30 points while playing in 97 per cent of the games. As a rookie with the Coyotes in 2005-06, Ballard had eight goals and 31 assists and played in all 82 games. In his first year with the Panthers in 2008-09, the 5-foot-11, 200-pound Ballard had six goals and 28 goals with a plus-14 rating while again playing all 82 games. Ballard will essentially replace defenceman Tom Gilbert, another local guy, who was dumped by the Wild with a compliance buyout this week. Ballard is from Baudette, Minn., on the Canadian border. He won two NCAA championships in his career with the Gophers. Another Minnesotan, centre Matt Cullen, will be moving on as the Wilds most prominent unrestricted free agent. Cullen told the Star Tribune that Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher informed him he couldnt offer him a fair contract given the teams cap constraints. ' ' '