Family first: Delly to miss after baby news

Melbourne United's Matthew Dellavedova has remained in Melbourne and will miss Friday night's clash against the Perth Wildcats. 

Dellavedova missed United's training session on Wednesday due to the arrival of his new baby. He has remained in Melbourne and will return for the club's home game on Sunday afternoon. 

Dellavedova and United host the Cairns Taipans in their first home game of the season on Sunday at 2:30pm AEDT, live on ESPN and Channel 10. 

Squad Update: Delly will miss our clash against the Wildcats on Friday after welcoming a new baby into his family.
He will be replaced by Development Player, Joel Foxwell.https://t.co/89nd0wBpQp

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