kangaroos.com.au is conducting reviews on all players to play a senior game in 2012, underlining their best games, season statistics and video highlights.
Season stats
Games: 13 Goals: 1
Disposals: 142 (10.9)
Kicks: 73 (5.6)
Handballs: 69 (5.3)
Marks: 48 (3.7)
Press play above to watch one of Delaney's season highlights
Season highlights
Round 23: 20 disposals, 8 marks, first career goal in 28-point win over GWS
kangaroos.com.au says
The older Delaney brother built on his 2011 by playing 13 games in his second season on the senior list.
The year was punctuated by several first-class performances. In his first game for the year, he played a major part in the victory over Geelong by shutting Tom Hawkins out of the game which was no mean feat as Hawkins' performances later in the year showed.
Then in Round 14, he limited Justin Koschitzke to just three handballs in a superb defensive effort. However Delaney was often the odd man out when the trio of Nathan Grima, Scott Thompson and Michael Firrito was fit. Otherwise he would have been a consistent fixture in North's back six.
Quotes
"Emerging defender Luke Delaney kept Brisbane skipper Jonathan Brown to two goals - even taking on the fearsome forward in one of several melees that dotted the match."
Martin Blake - The Age
"The unheralded Luke Delaney did an excellent job on Tom Hawkins."
Scott Gullan - Herald Sun
In the news
The Key to North's defence? - March 26
Terrific Delaneys - August 6
A career first - September 4
Video highlights
Swallow confronts Delaney - September 4 - YouTube
Delaney brothers profile - September 4 - YouTube
Have your say on Delaney's season in the comments below
