Jeff Garlett - What's the story?

[pineapple dee 2,892]

Demonland is becoming like Gomorrah and that other place...................

[nutbean 8,838]

Demonland is becoming like Gomorrah and that other place...................

bummer

[old dee 23,791]

bummer

Very sharp nutbean

razor blades for breakfast?

[nutbean 8,838]

Very sharp nutbean

razor blades for breakfast?

I mirror the MFC.

I look a million dollars in Jan/Feb - come March I am bound to disappoint.

[old dee 23,791]

I mirror the MFC.

I look a million dollars in Jan/Feb - come March I am bound to disappoint.

I will be happy with a couple of hundred thousand this year.

That will be way better than the normal ten

[ManDee 7,147]

I think I saw Cale Morton do a wrestling drill once.

And the worm won.

[Melbman2 226]

Exactly what Moses said at the Red Sea when he saw the Egyptians coming.

His direct no-nonsense straight-up-the-middle tactics that day parted the waters & the opposition was swamped.

A "truly special" coast to coast followed by a full team flood

[The Devil Inside 2,147]

and also he hardly missed a game for 4 years, meaning he was never dropped for form until 2014

thanks for all the replies but I am not sure we have unravelled much of this mystery yet!

my main question remains: why only us and the bombers interested, it doesn't quite fit

Had to wade through a couple of pages of dross to find your question, Essendon and us were probably the only 2 teams who really needed a mature small forward, it makes sense.

He didn't cost us a hell of a lot and I trust the coaching group to get him in the right place and get back to doing what he does best, kicking goals, already seeing some of what Roos plans to do with him, JKH, Bail and Kent .

The court case will probably see him get a fine at most, from what I can gather they were defending themselves and were provoked, no excuses from him though

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

Had to wade through a couple of pages of dross to find your question, Essendon and us were probably the only 2 teams who really needed a mature small forward, it makes sense.

He didn't cost us a hell of a lot and I trust the coaching group to get him in the right place and get back to doing what he does best, kicking goals, already seeing some of what Roos plans to do with him, JKH, Bail and Kent .

The court case will probably see him get a fine at most, from what I can gather they were defending themselves and were provoked, no excuses from him though

If he was just defending himself he shouldn't be facing any charges at all

[old dee 23,791]

If he was just defending himself he shouldn't be facing any charges at all

That is defence 101 C and B

They all say that

[Moonshadow 17,676]

The court case will probably see him get a fine at most, from what I can gather they were defending themselves and were provoked, no excuses from him though

You were there to see the fight? You are a legal expert? Let's just wait and see the outcome before making uneducated guesses.

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

That is defence 101 C and B

They all say that

precisely my point

[jnrmac 20,064]

come on man that's a weak throwaway line that makes no sense.

Malthouse has been senior coach of 4 AFL clubs over 28 consecutive years for 3 premierships. If there was some problem with his relationship with players he obviously would have crashed and burned long ago

It was a throw away line but its actually true as I understand it. An ex Coll player told me he became increasingly eratic, had his favourites and that the players believed his game plan was out of touch and a bit mindless. The Buckley scenario changed him quite significantly and his demeanor and patience etc were well and truly tested. As you have seen from his media performances he has lost the plot quite a bit.

Is coaching to prove Eddie wrong and I believe he isn't as good as his record on the face of it suggests. He won two flags with a virtual state side. Any muppet could have done that. He was at Collingwood 12yrs abefore he won a flag - somewhat luckily. ad he not won that flag his record would be very average for a 2 time premiership coach. he isn't a patch on clarkson.

So yes i was being flippant but Mark neeld came from the same mould as well you know

[BAMF 4,353]

Had to wade through a couple of pages of dross to find your question, Essendon and us were probably the only 2 teams who really needed a mature small forward, it makes sense.

He didn't cost us a hell of a lot and I trust the coaching group to get him in the right place and get back to doing what he does best, kicking goals, already seeing some of what Roos plans to do with him, JKH, Bail and Kent .

The court case will probably see him get a fine at most, from what I can gather they were defending themselves and were provoked, no excuses from him though

I'm just guessing here, but I would say that Jeff wanted to stay in Melbourne which reduced the amount of teams that he could possibly go to.

He is raising a family here right?

[The Song Formerly Known As 6,479]

Imagine getting 40 goals out of him!!!!!

imagine our TEAM kicking 40 goals in a season!!!!!

[The Devil Inside 2,147]

You were there to see the fight? You are a legal expert? Let's just wait and see the outcome before making uneducated guesses.

It must be interesting waiting for me to post, so you can be snarky, you do have a life? no I wasn't there, but going on what happened to the other protagonists and reading the reports and speaking to a few people, and other similar offences, this is what I would assume would be the outcome, so it was not uneducated per se, but then again we will have to wait and see,, bit like saying MFC were [censored] last year so we will probably be this year, sound familiar, me I am happy we made the effort to get Jett, and to answer the other query, believe he is from WA, so a return home could have been on the cards

[Moonshadow 17,676]

It must be interesting waiting for me to post, so you can be snarky, you do have a life? no I wasn't there, but going on what happened to the other protagonists and reading the reports and speaking to a few people, and other similar offences, this is what I would assume would be the outcome, so it was not uneducated per se, but then again we will have to wait and see,, bit like saying MFC were [censored] last year so we will probably be this year, sound familiar, me I am happy we made the effort to get Jett, and to answer the other query, believe he is from WA, so a return home could have been on the cards

Get over yourself, no one cares for your legal opinion. My point was exactly what you now agree with, that we will have to wait and see before pre judging the outcome. I too am happy we got Gartlett at a good price. Glad we are of the same view, as much as it pains me to say. Let it go, or can't you?

[Biffen 12,943]

Get over yourself, no one cares for your legal opinion. My point was exactly what you now agree with, that we will have to wait and see before pre judging the outcome. I too am happy we got Gartlett at a good price. Glad we are of the same view, as much as it pains me to say. Let it go, or can't you?

Moonie, as you may now realise,TDI has a close connection to the boys.

Let no man intervene.

The lads can choose their own friends.

[Cards13 9,117]

I mirror the MFC.

I look a million dollars in Jan/Feb - come March I am bound to disappoint.

Beach weights?

[demoniac 1,333]

Was told relationship breakdown with mother of his kid was a factor last year. She is a Victorian which would explain reluctance to go interstate.

Looking forward to seeing him up forward with Hogan, Dawes, Kent, Salem, Kennedy-Harris etc. If he gets back to his best, kicking goals and using his speed offensively and defensively he should be an important player for us. So far so good over the pre season.

[Alcho Dee 269]

Get over yourself, no one cares for your legal opinion. My point was exactly what you now agree with, that we will have to wait and see before pre judging the outcome. I too am happy we got Gartlett at a good price. Glad we are of the same view, as much as it pains me to say. Let it go, or can't you?

I think you mean you don't care, I for one do. If you don't care about his opinion, then don't read it or ignore his posts

[Moonshadow 17,676]

I think you mean you don't care, I for one do. If you don't care about his opinion, then don't read it or ignore his posts

You care for his legal opinion? Next you're going to say 'it's the vibe'. Btw, you can also not read or ignore my posts.

[jnrmac 20,064]

Get over yourself, no one cares for your legal opinion. My point was exactly what you now agree with, that we will have to wait and see before pre judging the outcome. I too am happy we got Gartlett at a good price. Glad we are of the same view, as much as it pains me to say. Let it go, or can't you?

The court case was open to the public and reported on. So there is quite a deal of information about it. It does seem that Jeff and Feral were not the agitators. It would surprise me if those two received a meaningful sentence.

[Mad_Melbourne 877]

why we brought him in

-last year despite coming on as sub for 3 of his 9 games he still averaged a contribution of 13 points a game (3rd highest at carlton)

-when he was involved in a chain carlton scored 55% of the time (highest at carlton last year)

-could thrive in a new environment, especially one lacking small forwards

why he was delisted from carlton

-is a bit of a pest out and about

-was not happy with the eddie betts leaving

-training habits were pretty poor

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

The court case was open to the public and reported on. So there is quite a deal of information about it. It does seem that Jeff and Feral were not the agitators. It would surprise me if those two received a meaningful sentence.

The reason I linked and quouted an article in the OP was to point out the other agitators were "issued with convictions and community corrections orders".. one would assume that Garlett's punishment will be equal or less than that, meaning no interruption to his ability to play footy - wild assumptions of course.