Jeff Garlett
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Jefferey "Jeff" Garlett (born 3 August 1989) is an Indigenous Australian rules football
er at the Carlton Football Club
in the Australian Football League
. He is the first cousin of Coleman Medal
list Lance Franklin
from Hawthorn
.
in the West Australian Football League
in 2007. Between 2007 and 2008 he played 21 league matches for the Swans. Jeff has a number of relatives who are also footballers, along with Lance Franklin
his cousins are also Cruize Garlett
, Des Headland
and his uncle is Leon Davis
.
. He joined Swan Districts teammate Chris Yarran
at Carlton, who was drafted in 2008 AFL Draft
at pick 6.
. He made his debut in Round 1 against Richmond
at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
, scoring a goal with his first kick. Throughout the season, Garlett played ten games for Carlton, scoring twelve goals, and thirteen games for their (including their losing grand final), scoring fifteen goals. Late in the season, he, as well as teammates Cameron Cloke
and Eddie Betts
, was internally suspended by Carlton for one game after failing to attend a recovery session.
Garlett was made a nominated rookie in 2010, and earned regular selection in the Carlton team. He scored a career-high six goals in Round 19 against Essendon and was subsequently rewarded for this by taking out the NAB Rising Star nomination for the round, ultimately polling five votes to finish sixth for the award. Shortly after his nomination, he signed a two-year contract extension with the Blues, and will move onto the senior list proper in 2011. He played twenty games for the year, and performed strongly in the club's best and fairest, finishing seventh. Throughout that season, he formed part of a short-lived forward-line structure consisting of tall full-forward Setanta Ó hAilpín
, and three small forwards (Garlett, Eddie Betts
and Chris Yarran
) who became known as "Setanta's Little Helpers".
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er at the Carlton Football Club
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
. He is the first cousin of Coleman Medal
Coleman Medal
The Coleman Medal is awarded yearly to the Australian Football League player who kicks the most goals in regular-season matches in that year...
list Lance Franklin
Lance Franklin
Lance "Buddy" Franklin, Jr is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League . Nicknamed 'Buddy', Franklin primarily plays as a centre half-forward, but also spends some time in the midfield, where he plays along the wing...
from Hawthorn
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
.
Early football
Garlett played his early football for Burracoppin before moving to Swan DistrictsSwan Districts Football Club
The Swan Districts Football Club, nicknamed the Swans, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The club is based at Bassendean Oval, in Bassendean, an eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia...
in the West Australian Football League
West Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...
in 2007. Between 2007 and 2008 he played 21 league matches for the Swans. Jeff has a number of relatives who are also footballers, along with Lance Franklin
Lance Franklin
Lance "Buddy" Franklin, Jr is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League . Nicknamed 'Buddy', Franklin primarily plays as a centre half-forward, but also spends some time in the midfield, where he plays along the wing...
his cousins are also Cruize Garlett
Cruize Garlett
Cruize Garlett is an Australian rules footballer who plays for North Melbourne in the Australian Football League.-Early career:...
, Des Headland
Des Headland
Desmond "Des" Headland, Jr is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for Subiaco in the West Australian Football League. He plays as a half-forward flanker or midfielder. Headland was selected with the first overall draft pick in the 1998 AFL Draft by the Brisbane Lions...
and his uncle is Leon Davis
Leon Davis (footballer)
Leon Davis is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Drafted to Collingwood in 1999 as a small forward, Davis is of Aboriginal heritage. Davis made an early impression at the Pies and played Round 1 in his debut season. He showed that he was capable of turning a match but...
.
AFL draft
Garlett was selected by Carlton with the sixth pick in the 2008 AFL Rookie Draft2008 AFL Draft
The 2008 AFL Draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2008/09 Australian Football League off-season. These were Trade Week , the National Draft , the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft...
. He joined Swan Districts teammate Chris Yarran
Chris Yarran
Christopher "Chris" Yarran is an Australian rules footballer with the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
at Carlton, who was drafted in 2008 AFL Draft
2008 AFL Draft
The 2008 AFL Draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2008/09 Australian Football League off-season. These were Trade Week , the National Draft , the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft...
at pick 6.
Playing career
After playing in Carlton's 2009 NAB Cup series, he was elevated off the rookie list in place of injured ruckman Robert WarnockRobert Warnock
Robert Warnock is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.A very tall tap ruckman, at a height of 206cm, Warnock played TAC Cup football for the Sandringham Dragons. He was recruited to the AFL by the Fremantle Football Club with the number 42 draft pick in the 2005 AFL...
. He made his debut in Round 1 against Richmond
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...
, scoring a goal with his first kick. Throughout the season, Garlett played ten games for Carlton, scoring twelve goals, and thirteen games for their (including their losing grand final), scoring fifteen goals. Late in the season, he, as well as teammates Cameron Cloke
Cameron Cloke
Cameron Cloke is former Australian rules footballer. He is the son of former Richmond and Collingwood champion David Cloke.-AFL career:...
and Eddie Betts
Eddie Betts
Eddie Betts is an Australian rules footballer playing for Carlton in the Australian Football League .-Early life:Betts grew up in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia and played for the Mines Rovers Football Club...
, was internally suspended by Carlton for one game after failing to attend a recovery session.
Garlett was made a nominated rookie in 2010, and earned regular selection in the Carlton team. He scored a career-high six goals in Round 19 against Essendon and was subsequently rewarded for this by taking out the NAB Rising Star nomination for the round, ultimately polling five votes to finish sixth for the award. Shortly after his nomination, he signed a two-year contract extension with the Blues, and will move onto the senior list proper in 2011. He played twenty games for the year, and performed strongly in the club's best and fairest, finishing seventh. Throughout that season, he formed part of a short-lived forward-line structure consisting of tall full-forward Setanta Ó hAilpín
Setanta Ó hAilpín
Setanta "Carlos" Ó hAilpín is an Australian-Irish sportsman. He was a hurler with the Cork senior team before becoming a professional Australian Rules footballer. He is of mixed Irish and Rotuman background...
, and three small forwards (Garlett, Eddie Betts
Eddie Betts
Eddie Betts is an Australian rules footballer playing for Carlton in the Australian Football League .-Early life:Betts grew up in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia and played for the Mines Rovers Football Club...
and Chris Yarran
Chris Yarran
Christopher "Chris" Yarran is an Australian rules footballer with the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
) who became known as "Setanta's Little Helpers".