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Colin Garland's game today was solid. A lot of mistakes were made today by our defenders, but he did a couple of great things today. A few of his marks and attacks on the ball I believe started our resurgence in the last today.

He's an attacking, solid defender when playing on the third tall or small. Definitely has to be part of our core defensive set up going forward. Well done, Colin.

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He did a lot of rubbish things at the start and a lot of good things at the end.

That's a confidence thing for mine. He stood up when the game was there to be won. We needed rebound from defence and he gave it.

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BOG for mine with Jones.

I thought Gawn was fantastic too. Provided a target up forward, took some strong contested marks and particularly in the first quarter, showed he was a solid tap ruckman. Mistimed his leaps a lot across the second and third terms, but was far more impactful than Jamar.

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Does the fantastic final quarter erase the slops he started with.

The guy was drafted as a forward and can mark. It's time he starts intercept marking, sprinting with the ball and using his long kick.

You don't kick 12 goals in a quarter without half back dominance and garland showed it.

Good to see he has pride and hope he takes the confidence going forward.

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Colin Garland's game today was solid. A lot of mistakes were made today by our defenders, but he did a couple of great things today. A few of his marks and attacks on the ball I believe started our resurgence in the last today.

He's an attacking, solid defender when playing on the third tall or small. Definitely has to be part of our core defensive set up going forward. Well done, Colin.

Garland is another who has been effected by the Melbourne culture. He's plateaud, at a level previously thought acceptable as a 3rd stringer, but now he must become a leader in the back half, So he has to lift another level.

no cutting slack, he needs to hoist himself Up from where he's been.

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Its like something clicked and he decided, stuff this ive got to stand up.

Lets hope it was that sort of realization for the whole team, and that last quarter can be an impetus for the rest of the season.

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That's a confidence thing for mine. He stood up when the game was there to be won. We needed rebound from defence and he gave it.

Yeah - not an overall consistent game but did what was needed when it was most needed

I thought Gawn was fantastic too. Provided a target up forward, took some strong contested marks and particularly in the first quarter, showed he was a solid tap ruckman. Mistimed his leaps a lot across the second and third terms, but was far more impactful than Jamar.

Maxy - what a legend. Up forward he always provided a contest and several times brought to ball down to a crumber who knew that Max could bring it down for him. Mutual confidence. GO MAX.

Always been a Garlo fan, been better than his mate frawley this year

Chip shows about as much interest as JW, at the moment.

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Colin Garland's game today was solid. A lot of mistakes were made today by our defenders, but he did a couple of great things today. A few of his marks and attacks on the ball I believe started our resurgence in the last today.

He's an attacking, solid defender when playing on the third tall or small. Definitely has to be part of our core defensive set up going forward. Well done, Colin.

wtf.. last week he was absolutely horrendous, he didnt even cop much for it, and youre calling it unfair. He had a great final qtr today, although 1 of the 2 big marks he took was v lucky not to have been a free to GWS

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Along with N Jones and Sylvia, stood up in the fourth.

His previous three quarters were pretty average, though. Fumbled and looked a bit lost at times.

I agree. Like Sylvia, he seemed to do very little prior to 3/4 time but did well in that last quarter. Was Sylvia playing in the midfield prior to that? It was only at the beginning of the 4th that I noticed him at the centre bounce and boy, did he have some impact after that.

I thought we had some pretty consistent putter-innerers throughout the game including both of the Jones boys. Matt Jones has been a great find.

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