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2014 Player Review - # 20 Colin Garland

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Missed a huge slab of the pre-season after an operation to fix a bone spur in his ankle and made a late start after working his way through the VFL. Consequently was unable to produce his form of 2013 which saw him runner up in the club best and fairest.

Games MFC 2014 14

Career Total 115

Goals MFC 2014 1

Career Total 15

Games CSFC 2014 3

Goals CSFC 2014 1

Games CSFC 2014 1

Goals CSFC 2014 0

Keith "Bluey" Truscott Memorial Trophy 95 votes

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Heres hoping Col gets back into hes previously sparkling form.

We, and I suppose garland also, would prefer to forget 14

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Heres hoping Col gets back into hes previously sparkling form.

We, and I suppose garland also, would prefer to forget 14

Agree. He was awful this year. I think he has enough credit in the bank for me to believe it an aberration and move on, so I'm looking forward to a Garland with renewed vigour next year.

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Agree. He was awful this year. I think he has enough credit in the bank for me to believe it an aberration and move on, so I'm looking forward to a Garland with renewed vigour next year.

pretty much exactly my own sentiments....i.e aberration.

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Was amazing in 2012-13 when we were at our worst. He stood up when very few didn't and was a rock in the back six. This year however, he was starting from way too far back due to his preseason injury and wasn't able to get close to his best. His confidence was shot pretty quickly as he couldn't keep pace with opponents.

A full preseason and he should be a renewed man - I would put him in the same basket as Trengove and count him as a new recruit next year.

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You either have an astoundingly short memory, or you're a troll. On recent form I'm leaning towards the latter.

or he was taking the plss ??

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Shocking year.

Should be a first class defender in the mould of Harry Taylor.

Lost his way 3yrs ago when he was a rabbit in the headlights. Had a good year last year. Had some injuries this year but still can't win his position on the ground.

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Thanks for the insult by the way. Anyone who actually speaks the truth in here gets called a troll by the administrator.

Nah, you got called a troll by a guy who thinks that's what you were being. Being an administrator has nothing to do with it.

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Is a bloke that needs footy under his belt, was nowhere near his best this year with an interrupted season.

His best is above average.

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I believe Garland will be a free agent at the end of 2015.

Will it be Frawley all again next year?

Sign up now or trade is My view

I think we definitely have to be proactive here. Agree.

Going to be very interesting to see how something like the Garland situation plays out.

Be happy to trade ..or keep..but he'd want to pick up his act .

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As I jogged by AAMI stadium a few minutes ago I noticed this bearded man doing repeat sprints by himself. Would you call it pre-pre-season training?

It sounds like 2015 is going to be an interesting year for him. Good luck to him.

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