Name: Joel Garner
Position: General defender/midfielder
Club: Eastern Ranges/Vic Metro
DOB: 21/05/1999
Height: 184cm
Weight: 83kg
Draft range: 20-40
Summary: Clean, natural footballer and leader but doubts remain about his ability to transition into the midfield.
Strengths:
- Leadership
- Clean disposal
- Contested ball
Weaknesses:
- Endurance
- Inconsistent
Overview
Garner is a defender with exceptional leadership abilities and captained Vic Metro to the Under-18s championship.
He has been deployed across the ground, including in the midfield but plays his best football off half-back. His disposal is clean and his decisions are quick but effective.
No relation to the West Indies cricketer.
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