Rookie 20. Elijah Hollands

[tragic]

I'm more interested in who we draft and what we do to balance our list.

If we keep our existing balanced midfielder/half forward we won't need to draft one of those

 

[Soapy V]

If we keep our existing balanced midfielder/half forward we won't need to draft one of those

I'd argue with Ison coming in we have more than is needed. JMO

 

[teddy-hopkins]

Worth watching by way of reminder:


If we have
1. identified kicking as our main weakness
And
2. this guy is behaving himself

We are absolutely kidding ourselves letting him go.

Short of EH stabbing the CEO in the car park - even then I'd ask which CEO was it.

 

[McConville]

I'm sick of reading about E hollands - has been replaced by two much better players if not 3 ...Club has paid him out and his own brother moved out...and now talk about piushing a genuine 200 gamer off for a years off to 'fit' E hollands in - ridiculous!

Correct. Not to mention all the time and resources the club is having to use up on this. Resources that could better be spent elsewhere.

 

[SurreyBlue]

The problem is our culture and the fact we have failed to reign it in for so long.
You don’t trade for a player with such issues, if you deeply know you don’t have the processes in place to assist them.
Now we have lost a pick and probably hand a player away for zero return.

 

[JustaBattler]

who is the 200 gamer?

hof

 

[JustaBattler]

Correct. Not to mention all the time and resources the club is having to use up on this. Resources that could better be spent elsewhere.

E Hollands really really pizzed me orf because I watched hsi highlight reel from 24 and thought wow- somethign good happens every time this bloike has ball in hand....was so looking forward to seeing him in '25.. THEN the 'mental issues' replaced by 'personal issues' and then a PILE of rumours about how he behaved towards other players rumour rumour rumour...on top of the whole TDK curnow shenaningams on top of Harry's issues...on top of Smith doing an ACL...

meh!

oh well at least in 2026 there will only be teh Walsh rumours to hang around like bad breath after an all nighter

 

[RAPPA]

Worth watching by way of reminder:


If we have
1. identified kicking as our main weakness
And
2. this guy is behaving himself

We are absolutely kidding ourselves letting him go.

Short of EH stabbing the CEO in the car park - even then I'd ask which CEO was it.

We've improved our non-KPF personnel in the forward half after the trade period. Hollands' worth has been overstated because of how diabolically sheizenhousen we are with forward entries. He's not some generational talent. He just stands out because he's been surrounded by subpar footballers. If he's let go then it wouldn't surprise me if he remains on the scrapheap and not picked up by another club.

 

[Soapy V]

We've improved our non-KPF personnel in the forward half after the trade period. Hollands' worth has been overstated because of how diabolically sheizenhousen we are with forward entries. He's not some generational talent. He just stands out because he's been surrounded by subpar footballers. If he's let go then it wouldn't surprise me if he remains on the scrapheap and not picked up by another club.

It's a fair point. Highlights mean little

Kid has serious talent but how often has he produced it? 24 next season and yet to step up at AFL level on any consistent basis and I reckon now we have a lot of coverage in the role he plays

 

[Juddernaut08]

Yeah for however talented he is, we need to think about building chemistry.

Elijah or any other player in and out of the 22 could distract or even destabilise the playing group both on and off the field.

 

[jackn]

If true, this proves that Walsh is ready to take over the captaincy. Immediately

Not until he signs a contract extension.

 

[Aphrodite]

Welcome back Lij

Hollands and Derksen earn their chance

Elijah Hollands and Wade Derksen will wear the Navy Blue in 2026.

www.carltonfc.com.au

THE Carlton Football Club can confirm that Elijah Hollands and Wade Derksen will wear the Navy Blue in 2026, with both players signing on as part of the pre-season Supplemental Selection Period (SSP).

The dual signing comes after small forward Jesse Motlop was placed on the inactive list after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament in January.

#HappyAph

 

[JuddgementDay]

I'm really happy with this decision, well earnt too.

We need his skills to deliver into the F50.

Maybe, third time lucky hey

 

[Broadside]

Good luck. Repay the faith the club has given you.

 

[T2B_]

Welcome back Lij. You have what it takes.

 

[agro]

 

[C4[2]Yo`DooR]

Now that he’s back and it’s all water under the bridge, it’s probably time to clear up a few misconceptions that were being pushed around on here:

1. Graham Wright was very open to moving Lij on (largely from a cultural standpoint). Fact.
2. The playing group, while some were understandably disappointed with off field actions and commitment, were all in favour of giving him a second chance. He was never “persona non grata” in the locker room.
3. Nick Austin was the driving force behind convincing GW in offering him that second opportunity.

 

[agro]

Reading between those lines it sounds like that's the end of senior management changes in the List Management Dept.

 

[KJP7]

We back, never in doubt

 

[agro]

I've mentioned it before but Elijah should be one of the players that we should play through.

 

[RAPPA]

Can’t say I thought 2-3 months ago he’d get a reprieve but credit to him in earning / restoring trust. Good luck and don’t mess it up Lij.

 

[Aphrodite]

Interview | Elijah Hollands speaks on return to Carlton list

Hear from Elijah Hollands after he was confirmed as a 2026 supplemental selection period signing.

www.carltonfc.com.au

 

[HyphensBack]

I want to see Walsh, Carroll, Smith and Lij running thru the middle and delivering passes to our forward line

Let’s go Lij

 

[Guus_Hiddink]

Please don't throw it away this time.

 

[Lukeblueboy]

All the best lij!
Go become the player that we all know u can