Colin Garland

Personal information
Birth	28 April 1988 (1988-04-28) (age 21), Tasmania
Recruited from	Tassie Mariners/North Hobart (SFL)
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 5, 28 April 2007, Melbourne vs. Sydney, at SCG
Team(s)	Melbourne (2007-) 19 games, 2 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2008 season
Career highlights

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).

He is also known for is freakish pace off a 2 step run up, playing for St. Annes Cricket Club in the Southern Cricket Association.

Garland picked up a NAB Rising Star nomination (round 14) for his consistent efforts playing in the Demons backline.^[1]

Garland is one of the Demons' most promising young players and is widely known as one of the best young defenders in the AFL.

In the opening round of season 2009, Colin pulled up sore in his right foot, Colin is expected to have surgery on it, which will place him out for four months of the AFL season, Colin is expected to play in the late half of season 2009.

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