Colin Garland | |||
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Garland at training in November 2015
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Colin Garland | ||
Date of birth | 28 April 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Tasmania | ||
Original team(s) | Tassie Mariners (TAC Cup) | ||
Draft | No. 46, 2006 national draft | ||
Debut |
Round 5, 2007, Melbourne vs. Sydney, at SCG |
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Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Melbourne | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2007– | Melbourne | 141 (16) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
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Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Colin Garland (born 28 April 1988) is a professional Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League, currently with the Melbourne Football Club.
Beginning his playing years at the North Hobart in the SFL in Tasmania, Garland was recruited by the Demons from the TAC Cup side Tassie Mariners at pick No. 46 in the 2006 AFL Draft.
Playing for the Demons as an athletic key position player, Garland wears the No. 20 guernsey. He became the first player since the late Troy Broadbridge to wear this jumper, after it was retired for the previous two years (2005–2006).
Garland received a NAB Rising Star nomination (round 14, 2008) for his consistent efforts playing in the Demons backline.