Elijah Hollands
| Elijah Hollands | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Elijah Hollands | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| Original team(s) |
Murray Bushrangers (NAB League) Wodonga (O & M Football League) | ||
| Draft | No. 7, 2020 national draft | ||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Carlton | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2021–2023 | Gold Coast | 14 (8) | |
| 2024– | Carlton | 22 (17) | |
| Total | 36 (25) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Elijah Hollands (born 25 April 2002) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early life
[edit]Hollands was born in Adelaide, South Australia.[1] His father, Ben, was a professional Australian rules footballer who played 8 AFL games for Richmond in 1999 as well as spending years on Sydney and Port Adelaide's AFL lists.[2] Hollands lived the first nine years of his life in Adelaide before relocating to Wodonga on the Victoria-New South Wales border.
He didn't start playing football until he began with Auskick at the Wodonga Bulldogs[3] going on to play junior football in the Ovens & Murray Football League and made his senior debut for the club at 16 years of age.[4] Leading into his final year of junior football, Hollands was touted as a potential number one draft pick before tearing his ACL and missing the entirety of the 2020 NAB League season.[5] Despite his injury, he was drafted by the Gold Coast Suns with pick 7 in the 2020 AFL draft.[6]
AFL Career
[edit]Gold Coast (2021–2023)
[edit]Hollands made his AFL debut in QClash 23 against the Brisbane Lions in round 19 of the 2022 AFL season and kicked two goals in his first game, including a goal with his first kick.[7] He received a Rising Star Nomination two weeks later in round 21 against Hawthorn, collecting 23 disposals and kicking two goals. [8]
Carlton (2024–)
[edit]Hollands was traded to Carlton following the 2023 AFL season, joining his younger brother Ollie.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "McDonald vs. Thilthorpe: Who should the Crows pick at No. 1?". ESPN Australia. 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Son of former Tiger hopes for more than 15 minutes of fame". The Age. 6 December 2020.
- ^ AFL Record. Round 22, 2022. pg 58
- ^ "Former O and M star's son headlines a raft of changes in O and M selections". The Border Mail. 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Potential number one draft pick Elijah Hollands suffers season ending ACL injury". Herald Sun. 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Elijah Hollands joins the SUNS with pick 7". Gold Coast Suns. 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Elijah Hollands joins the first kick, first goal club". AFL Twitter. 23 July 2022.
- ^ Media, Suns (2 May 2024). "Elijah Hollands named Round 21 Rising Star". goldcoastfc. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ @AFL_House (18 October 2023). "Trade paperwork lodged" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
[edit]- Elijah Hollands's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
- Elijah Hollands at AustralianFootball.com
- Elijah Hollands's playing statistics from AFL Tables
