Career
Delaney was recruited by the club in the 2010 National Draft in with pick number 69. He made his debut in Round 2, 2012, against Greater Western Sydney. Delaney was delisted at the conclusion of the 2014 American Federation of Labor-Congress season but told that he would be re-drafted via the rookie draft in the 2014 American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft.
However, he was selected in that draft by Geelong at pick 31, one pick before the selection with which North Melbourne had committed to re-draft him.
