Colin Garland

Colin Garland
215px Garland at training in November 2015
Personal information
Full name	Colin Garland
Date of birth	(1988-04-28) 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 v. Sydney, at SCG
Height/Weight	191cm / 92kg
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current club	Melbourne
Number	20
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2007–	Melbourne	140 (16)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 9, 2016 season.
Career highlights
2008 AFL Rising Star nominee

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.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of round 9, 2016

Season	Team	#	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
			Totals								Averages (per game)
2007	Melbourne	20	2	0	1	3	6	9	1	3	0.0	0.5	1.5	3.0	4.5	0.5	1.5
2008	Melbourne	20	17	2	1	120	84	204	76	23	0.1	0.1	7.1	4.9	12.0	4.5	1.4
2009	Melbourne	20	1	0	0	12	7	19	5	3	0.0	0.0	12.0	7.0	19.0	5.0	3.0
2010	Melbourne	20	20	1	0	174	121	295	73	66	0.1	0.0	8.7	6.1	14.8	3.7	3.3
2011	Melbourne	20	18	1	1	167	100	267	74	42	0.1	0.1	9.3	5.6	14.8	4.1	2.3
2012	Melbourne	20	22	8	6	203	78	281	98	73	0.4	0.3	9.2	3.5	12.8	4.5	3.3
2013	Melbourne	20	21	2	1	221	108	329	89	76	0.1	0.0	10.5	5.1	15.7	4.2	3.6
2014	Melbourne	20	14	1	2	125	54	179	59	43	0.1	0.1	8.9	3.9	12.8	4.2	3.1
2015	Melbourne	20	20	1	2	194	85	279	83	85	0.1	0.1	9.7	4.3	14.0	4.2	4.3
2016	Melbourne	20	5	0	0	31	25	56	16	17	0.0	0.0	6.2	5.0	11.2	3.2	3.4
Career			140	16	14	1250	668	1918	574	414	0.1	0.1	8.9	4.8	13.7	4.1	3.0

External links

• Colin Garland's profile on the official website of the Melbourne Football Club
• Colin Garland's statistics from AFL Tables