Past 20. Elijah Hollands

[CrazyJoeFevola]

So can Hollands be potentially banned for this like was mentioned in that Smith article? Not really well versed in this area of the rules...

Nah, Smith had it in his system on match day so unless his b sample is clear he is in for a long stint on the sidelines.

EH will just have to front court and say ‘yes sir, I’m sorry sir’ and he will walk out with no conviction.

 

[Michael Jezz]

Is Hollands the 5th best player traded this year based on ability?
1. Grundy
2. Schultz
3 Adams
4. Henry
5. Hollands

 

[Aphrodite]

Quit the emoji reaction trolling Mini GF

 

[The Bighouse]

Nah, Smith had it in his system on match day so unless his b sample is clear he is in for a long stint on the sidelines.

EH will just have to front court and say ‘yes sir, I’m sorry sir’ and he will walk out with no conviction.

But a strike, or another, for the AFL’s policy you’d think.

 

[El Topo]

So can Hollands be potentially banned for this like was mentioned in that Smith article? Not really well versed in this area of the rules...

The WADA ban is for testing positive in-competition, it's a separate regime to the state drug laws

 

[CrazyJoeFevola]

But a strike, or another, for the AFL’s policy you’d think.

Oh yeah of course, strike for sure.

 

[carlton_99]

Is Hollands the 5th best player traded this year based on ability?
1. Grundy
2. Schultz
3 Adams
4. Henry
5. Hollands

Adams well past it imo

 

[CrazyJoeFevola]

Makes sense why he’s come on the cheap. I’m not too worried about this. Back our culture to get him on the straight and narrow and playing some good footy. It’s strangely comforting that this is the reason he came cheap, rather than his ability. Low risk, high reward pick up.

Honestly it wouldn’t make a difference, the clubs are aware how much drug use goes on amongst players, not that they’d like it obviously, but they’re realists.

 

[Juice030103]

Is Hollands the 5th best player traded this year based on ability?
1. Grundy
2. Schultz
3 Adams
4. Henry
5. Hollands

On ability he’s the second most talented.

189cm clean hands and good engine are rare attributes


Whether he ends up better than the ones you named is a diff story

 

[katmanblue]

I read somewhere his nickname was Holden.

Seems Holdin' might have been more appropriate.

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[katmanblue]

He won't be receiving a year long ban. That's about it though.

Caught holding it. Didn't inhale.

Smith definitely inhaled.

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[CrazyJoeFevola]

Caught holding it. Didn't inhale.

Smith definitely inhaled.

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He just likes the smell of it

 

[Just Kreuzing]

Nah, Smith had it in his system on match day so unless his b sample is clear he is in for a long stint on the sidelines.

EH will just have to front court and say ‘yes sir, I’m sorry sir’ and he will walk out with no conviction.

Peter O’Farrell will represent him in court, we will probably come out of it with no conviction and a future 3rd round pick thrown in…..

 

[FlowersByIrene]

I wasn't aware of this until just now. As long as it doesn't stop him playing footy I couldn't care less. Carn the Blues.

 

[carlton_99]

Quit the emoji reaction trolling Mini GF

Would love to see a reaction to this...

 

[Blue and Silver]

But a strike, or another, for the AFL’s policy you’d think.

Fair chance that half of the players in the league have had a strike at some point.

So that's not a big deal.

If the charge is just possession he'll be fine. Club knows, no doubt there is some counselling lined up or already completed.

Drugs are a fairly normal thing for most young people, and as far back as you'd like to go humans have been finding weird things to ingest.

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[ferrisb]

fantastic, he already owes us a solid.............get a kick, elijah...........

He's already got a possession...?

 

[HarryFlashman]

The WADA ban is for testing positive in-competition, it's a separate regime to the state drug laws

Joining WADA was a huge mistake IMO, was political bs & the AFL rolled & took the money instead of protecting the game/players.
There’s very good reasons why a number of the biggest sporting leagues aren’t signatories to it.

 

[AB_Blue]

Just support him… not the first, won’t be the last

At least the club was informed and no doubt support will be made available…could be all he needs to kickstart his career


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[Dramoth]

Nah, Smith had it in his system on match day so unless his b sample is clear he is in for a long stint on the sidelines.

EH will just have to front court and say ‘yes sir, I’m sorry sir’ and he will walk out with no conviction.

Get put onto a diversion program. Once he completes the program, any reference to his conviction will be removed... that's if what I am remembering about it is right.

 

[thylacine60]

Get put onto a diversion program. Once he completes the program, any reference to his conviction will be removed... that's if what I am remembering about it is right.

diversion is an alternative to a conviction I believe...........

 

[Dramoth]

Joining WADA was a huge mistake IMO, was political bs & the AFL rolled & took the money instead of protecting the game/players.
There’s very good reasons why a number of the biggest sporting leagues aren’t signatories to it.

If the AFL hadn't joined WADA, Essendon would have gotten away with doping their players. And most of the "big" sporting leagues are based in the US. That's why they have their own anti-doping system.

 

[carlton_99]

A second strike means the player gets named publicly - not sure if that is the case here or if the club is just getting ahead of it and it is a first strike

 

[marcmurphy3]

It's funny watching suns fans celebrate. They do realise that Hollands was likely doing it with his team mates (ie their players) and if he is a "party boy" so is a portion of their list?

 

[HarryFlashman]

He's already got a possession...?

To be honest at this point doubting his evasive ability & field vision.
At least he didn’t hospital handball to a mate