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Lachlan Delahunty has announced that the game on August 27 against Perth at Leederville will be his last. Thanks Lachie for a magnificent career at Subi. You will go down as one of our all time greats!

Yes, I just saw that on the club's website Jjim. What can you say about a guy who's played in 7 GF's, won 5, a Sandover Medal, state representative and is clearly one of our greatest players of all time. I also think that if he'd not played so much in the ruck at 194 cms where he was up against much bigger guys, his career could have gone on another year or two.

Anyway, no-one knows his body better than he does so congrats on a stellar career Lachlan, you've been terrific and we the WAFL family and Subi supporters in particular have enjoyed watching you go around.

Champion is a term over used these days but I think Dela fits that description with ease. BC, summed it up and if the club had gone after a dedicated ruckman, or the commission had not instigated the crazy "Zac Clarke" rule, he would have had a longer career.

I wish him well in his footy retirement and thank him for what he has done for Subi and the WAFL.

Thank you Dela, an absolute legend and one of my top 5 favourite Subi champions of all time

The club is selling Dela appreciation T-shirts on its website which gets you into the post game celebrations and official Dela after party. All profits go to the player facilities renovations so get in quick as I reckon they'll go off like a keg at a wharfies picnic.

A big night at The Sandbar coming up for Dela and friends. Lol

Been a very good player.

A languid mover, surprisingly strong in the ruck. Has been an excellent linkman. His height and running gave subi a way out of defence. That left foot, although unreliable at times, would swing subi into attack very quickly. Handy at times at CHF, but for me best in the midfield. 

A tough competitor as well. Made A fantastic contribution with his partner in crime, Kitch. Was a big reason for wafl supporters despairing of Subi's success. 

A shame he played on in the goal square in the first game of the season. I haven't forgotten Della. 

 

I'd be interested in the views of others on here where we think Dela sits in the club's best players this century. When compared to say Rumba, Ali Pickett, Matt Priddis, Brad Smith, Horse and a few others I personally would put him slightly behind Horse, Ali and Pridda as those three were generational type players but ahead of the others mainly because of his versatility and ability to play in multiple positions plus a Sandover in the back pocket gives him a certain amount of cred.

Rumba and Skida were fantastic players but rarely ventured away from full back and full forward respectively whereas Dela played as an undersized ruck, tall on-baller, half forward, wing... so pretty much where he was needed. Just my thoughts and there are probably other players who are right up there as well that I haven't mentioned.

Not this century but my top 5 in no particular order Bucky, Keene, Feathers, Horse and Dela and if I could have 6 then Ali, only because he came from the much hated chunder

BC another Sandover medallist and a proper utility type player was Richard Ambrose, but I would place Dela above the Wig, I think he was more skillful. The teams in that 2004 to 2008 era had some stellar players, Mark "Desi" Haynes was one of my alltime favs, 200+ gamer Chad Cossum was another one, Luke Newick was a dominant ruckman, wouldn't we love him at full flight now, but pretty hard to go past the 3 you mentioned in Ali Pickett, Pridda and the Horse.