Colin Garland
Encyclopedia
Colin Garland 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 picked up a NAB Rising Star nomination (round 14, 2008) for his consistent efforts playing in the Demons backline.
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
, currently with the Melbourne Football Club
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
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Beginning his playing years at the North Hobart
North Hobart Demons
The North Hobart Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the Tasmanian State League.Players to reach Australian Football League level include Paul Williams, Peter 'Percy' Jones, Daryn Cresswell, Chris Bond, James Manson, Jim Wright, Tony Pickett and several other big...
in the SFL
Southern Football League (Tasmania)
The Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league which is based in Tasmania, Australia.- History :The Southern Tasmanian Football League was founded in 1996 with the league's original clubs being those of the recently defunct Tasmanian Amateur Football League – Southern Division...
in Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, Garland was recruited by the Demons from the TAC Cup
TAC Cup
The TAC Cup is an under 18 Australian rules football representative competition held in Victoria, Australia. It is based on geographic regions throughout country Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne with each team representing 12 Victorian regions....
side Tassie Mariners
Tassie Mariners
The Tassie Mariners are an under-18 Australian rules football club representing the state of Tasmania. They currently play in the AFL National Under 18 Championships and also played in the TAC Cup from 1995 until 2002 when AFL Tasmania instead entered a senior side into the VFL....
at pick No. 46 in the 2006 AFL Draft
2006 AFL Draft
The 2006 AFL Draft is a recent national draft of the Australian Football League. The AFL Draft is the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League....
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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
Troy Broadbridge
Troy Broadbridge was an Australian rules footballer with the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Melbourne career :...
to wear this jumper, after it was retired for the previous two years (2005-2006).
Garland picked up a NAB Rising Star nomination (round 14, 2008) for his consistent efforts playing in the Demons backline.