I feel that this is the same situation as O McDonald Vs Dunn last year     The club needed to get games into OMac as he was the future and Dunn had to give way even if he deserved more games.

It is now Garland Vs J.Smith   Who is the future???

 

All players should be in the same boat -  play so well that you can't leave be left out. Dunn had ok form when he played last year but wasn't outstanding and was therefore behind Omac.

Lets rewind to Nev Jetta. He was almost done and dusted. His form warranted that he could not be left out of the team.

It is harder and harder now that we have raised the bar with more talent. The simple fact is that Garland is now behind others and he will have to play out of his skin or he won't be picked. Unfortunately (or fortunately) the same goes from Jack Trengove. 

On 01/03/2017 at 2:45 AM, RalphiusMaximus said:

Garland's best has been as good as any medium defender in the league.  The problem is that we haven't seen it very often.  If you look back over his career though, there have been some great things.  I'm told that it was he who kept Buddy to one goal during the year he broke the ton (I swear I remember Warnock manning him up that game, but I'm told by those who have it available to watch that it was actually Col).  A couple of years ago under Roos he had a run of games where he was unstoppable, but sadly injured himself and never again showed that kind of form. 

What conclusion can we draw from this?  If he is at his fittest and playing hard, committed football to his best, he is more than able to hold his own with Frost, Oscar, Wagner et al.  However, he has suffered repeated injuries and form fluctuations which make me wonder whether he can be consistent enough, or consistently good enough, to hold down a place. 

I'd absolutely love it if he were to force his way into the side as HBF to replace Wagner.  He's been a great servant of the club and from that perspective deserves the opportunity to play senior football again. 

Was definitely Col against Buddy. He avoided getting in one on one strength contests and just read the ball in the air all day to get the drop on him. He also matches up well once the ball hits the ground with pace and agility that the bigger defenders dont have.

Whatever happens, Garland will always have the 2012 game against Essendon, where he switched forward, took a bunch of grabs, kicked two goals in the last quarter and broke the cheat's season.

Colin Garland has vanquished evil!

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-19/season-over-for-demon-defender-colin-garland

 

Not good for col...

5 minutes ago, Eelesie said:

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-03-19/season-over-for-demon-defender-colin-garland

 

Not good for col...

Awful luck for him.

Our defensive stocks are looking pretty grim.

Bad news for Col, defensive stocks are cool we still have Pedersen or Keilty ad big bodied defenders

Horrible for any player to do an ACL, going to be very tough for him to continue his career too...

7 minutes ago, sisso said:

Horrible for any player to do an ACL, going to be very tough for him to continue his career too...

wiil be 29 ths april

Bad news for a heart and soul player. Make a speedy recovery Col.

31 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

Bad news for Col, defensive stocks are cool we still have Pedersen or Keilty ad big bodied defenders

One hasn't played as a defender for over two years, one is a rookie listed player who has never even played a practice match at AFL level. 

Garland isn't a best 22 player, but he is someone with AFL experience who would have been in the side with Hibberd and Frost injured, and he would have kept pressure on the likes of Oscar McDonald. 

If we're relying on Cam Pedersen to play a key defensive role on even a semi-regular basis, we're in a bit of trouble. 

Edited March 19, 20178 yr by Scythe

24 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

Bad news for Col, defensive stocks are cool we still have Pedersen or Keilty ad big bodied defenders

Haha.

A mature age rookie who is a complete unknown quantity at AFL level and a guy who has been playing forward for the last two years and is certainly not an AFL level KP back. 

I wouldn't say we're 'cool' at all. 

In fact, we'll be in quite some trouble if one of the McDonald boys go down in round 1.

31 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

Bad news for Col, defensive stocks are cool we still have Pedersen or Keilty ad big bodied defenders

Sam Frost and Joel Smith are others. If Weideman comes on, or Tim Smith shows something, Watts could also play some time down back, to set up play with his great disposal.

Big blow for Col and our defensive depth.

Dunn will be missed?

Really disappointing for Col. I agree with those who point out that he's played very good footy in the past, but he hasn't produced in a while. I thought this season was make or break, and it seems like it might be break.

Guys like Frost, Hibberd and Joel Smith were probably already above him in the pecking order so I don't feel it's a massive blow to our depth.

So.... Tmac, Omac and Smith to cover Membery, Bruce, Paddy and occasionally Roo.

Hmmmm...

Terrible news for him, great clubman

6 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

RIP Chuck Berry btw..

A true loss to the music world. 

 

Terrible news for Col.  He isn't best 22 but he is a more than capable replacement for an injured player.  We do have others who can play his role, but I'm not so sure they can play it as well as he could (eg. Keilty and Pedersen).  Let's hope the McDonald boys get through the season unscathed.

I feel sick in the stomach whenever any Demon suffers a serious injury.  Wishing Col a speedy and complete recovery.

Bad luck for Col I thought him a good chance tro play round 1 ! hopefully not as bad as predicted!

5 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Bad luck for Col I thought him a good chance tro play round 1 ! hopefully not as bad as predicted!

Acl mate done for the year

1 minute ago, dawi03 said:

Acl mate done for the year

Please god no more injuries to our back line stocks, especially Tmac and Omac.

8 minutes ago, picket fence said:

yeh its shattering!! poor bloke