While tonite was positive for our young players it was the likes of nervous Nellie Garland who again slaughtered the pill. He does it too often for a player who has been in the system for years.

For Christ sake Colin - sharpen up this year and play some consistent good football.

While tonite was positive for our young players it was the likes of nervous Nellie Garland who again slaughtered the pill. He does it too often for a player who has been in the system for years.

For Christ sake Colin - sharpen up this year and play some consistent good football.

I think Colin is waiting for the end of 2013

Free agency beckons

I think Colin is waiting for the end of 2013

Free agency beckons

Wrong Colin.

I think Colin is waiting for the end of 2013

Free agency beckons

They wont be beating the door down if he doesn't lift his game.

He is capable of playing good footy but it's been a while.

While tonite was positive for our young players it was the likes of nervous Nellie Garland who again slaughtered the pill. He does it too often for a player who has been in the system for years.

For Christ sake Colin - sharpen up this year and play some consistent good football.

He had a few friends...

I am willing to cut some slack in the NAB Cup.

But poor decision making is tolerated only for so long.

Garland, Frawley, Nicholson, Magner, Couch, Jones, Viney, and a few more, also sprayed the footy.

I've noticed in all nab cup games that skills are down across the board. Don't beat yourself up about a pre season game. He was pivotal in beating the bombers in a real game. I'll give him some slack.

He looks like he's put on some muscle over the Summer, but his kicking still needs a lot of work. He just looks so lacsadaisical; and if Travis Johnston couldn't get by on lacsadaisical kicking, then Col Garland surely can't.

I've probably been Garland's biggest critic, but I'd be very happy for him to pick it up this year.

Colin has gone backwards under this new Football Dept!!! I could name many mates in this same category.

Who is to blame?

No need to answer, I have my own opinion

Make or break season for Garland. I've been willing to cut him (and Frawley) slack over the past few years as the ball has been pumped in there so many times under no pressure from our midfield, but it's time for him to step up. I wish he and Frawley would stop trying to be link-up men and create play and would leave that to the ones that can kick. Stop sitting in the back pocket for the quick kick-in Colin!

Sadly I think these two might have been infected by the Bailey era and don't defend like their lives depend on it.

Like McKenzie though the coaches adore him, seem to turn a blind eye to his kicking and he'll be in the leadership group again next year.

Exactly how many goals did Garlands opponent kick?

Serious question? I have no idea!

Colin has gone backwards under this new Football Dept!!! I could name many mates in this same category.

Who is to blame?

No need to answer, I have my own opinion

C'mon

Spit it out!

Colin has gone backwards under this new Football Dept!!! I could name many mates in this same category.

Who is to blame?

No need to answer, I have my own opinion

Stop drinking and posting mate, that's my opinion.

Colin has gone backwards under this new Football Dept!!! I could name many mates in this same category.

Who is to blame?

No need to answer, I have my own opinion

When all we had was the tanking thread, many were crying out for the footy to start. Now the footy's started, I just wish we could go back to the tanking thread.

Exactly how many goals did Garlands opponent kick?

Serious question? I have no idea!

Exactly.

You have no idea how many goals his opponents kicked, but you're happy to write him off.

While tonite was positive for our young players it was the likes of nervous Nellie Garland who again slaughtered the pill. He does it too often for a player who has been in the system for years.

For Christ sake Colin - sharpen up this year and play some consistent good football.

Is it a worry that they have picked him in the leadership group?

Wouldn't look good if he were playing down at Casey.

he looks a lot bigger across the shoulders.

it's weird, cos he's ostensibly there to play a 'small' role if frawley, mcdonald are the key defenders.

he made a couple of errors, but he was hardly alone.

Defensively he is fine unless he goes 3rd man up when he isn't needed. But he makes brain fades by hand and foot too often. It's upsetting. He should benefit from the long down the boundary or safe switch form of kicking but he doesn't do it.

He is one of those players whose mistakes are monumental, rather than many little ones. The passage of play where he gave the ball away cheaply across half back, gave away a free, and then a 50 all within 20 seconds was a perfect example. Probably my most frustrating player on the list.

Typical Garland game. Played solid footy for 95% of the game but then did monumental errors for 5% which is all anyone remembers including me.

Tynan and Davis are also options down back. I like Col and he's shown he can play some really good footy for us.

Some good signs last night.

Make or break season for Garland. I've been willing to cut him (and Frawley) slack over the past few years as the ball has been pumped in there so many times under no pressure from our midfield, but it's time for him to step up. I wish he and Frawley would stop trying to be link-up men and create play and would leave that to the ones that can kick. Stop sitting in the back pocket for the quick kick-in Colin!

Sadly I think these two might have been infected by the Bailey era and don't defend like their lives depend on it.

Like McKenzie though the coaches adore him, seem to turn a blind eye to his kicking and he'll be in the leadership group again next year.

Holy $hit are you serious?

Two mickey mouse games into the year and it's started

You seriously think that Garland, Frawley and McKenzie would be playing and on the list if they were not doing what they were instructed to by the coach? If Garland is in the back pocket as the short option then it's because Rawlings and the coaches want a player there. Barely any of our kick-ins used the option short I noticed, but all clubs put a player there as a last resort if the longer kick is not an option. Rather than bagging Garland and his positioning, why not actually make a comment that Watts and Dunn actually were good in this role of kicking out. First time for a while I wasn't so nervous about the ball coming immediately back in from a poor kick out.

These players by now would have no illusions of how Neeld wants them to play, and if the coaching staff felt that they were not buying into his coaching style and game plan then they would not playing.

It's a really poor comment, and to be honest it's just a cop out to use that for an excuse to slag off our players.

BTW I don't think Col played great last night, but he the best Col we had playing...

He is one of those players whose mistakes are monumental, rather than many little ones. The passage of play where he gave the ball away cheaply across half back, gave away a free, and then a 50 all within 20 seconds was a perfect example. Probably my most frustrating player on the list.

His mistakes are noticeable, but he also has games like the essendon one when the successes are noticeable too.

I think I'd prefer him on half forward than half back personally, but Joel Mac didn't have a great game in the second half, and no Strauss either meant that he played defense.

(On that note, Sellar up forward doesn't excite me either, would rather Garland with Sellar back, but thats just my opinion)

His mistakes are noticeable, but he also has games like the essendon one when the successes are noticeable too.

I think I'd prefer him on half forward than half back personally, but Joel Mac didn't have a great game in the second half, and no Strauss either meant that he played defense.

(On that note, Sellar up forward doesn't excite me either, would rather Garland with Sellar back, but thats just my opinion)

Definitely agree re Sellar. We have enough big bodies who can create a contest up forward. Anytime Sellar has looked good enough it has been as a defender.

Colin has gone backwards under this new Football Dept!!! I could name many mates in this same category.

Who is to blame?

No need to answer, I have my own opinion

Me too.

" I'm a failure but its much easier to blame others"