swannies
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He did lay 5 tackles, or pressure acts, in one game. A set of recruiters had set him a target of 6 and talked to him after a game about it. I happened to be sitting behind his family to hear the conversation. He also dropped deep into defence in the final few games to help out. Saw him there a few times against WP.Garlett has zero defensive game. He rarely chases and when he does, he gives up far too easily - it's only half hearted. Garlett needs massive improvement to be successful at AFL level.
I do agree with your point, that he needs to lift his defensive side, but with Clarkson I don't see it being much of an issue. Otherwise, as you say, he won't succeed at the AFL level.