Cotts fog H and Walsh all good to go. With Charlie and Orazio round 2 and durds round 3

Not too bad at all.

What's up with E.Hollands... out indefinitely?

Edit: personal reasons...

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Not out at all? He came on against GWS and looked awesome


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Blues support Hollands in taking personal leave

The Carlton Football Club will continue to provide its full support to forward Elijah Hollands, who has made the decision to take a period of leave due to personal reasons.
By Carlton Media
Just now

The Carlton Football Club will continue to provide its full support to forward Elijah Hollands, who has made the decision to take a period of leave due to personal reasons.

Hollands approached club officials with openness several weeks ago, asking for support to work through personal issues.

Both the Club and Hollands, in consultation with his close support network, have been working towards the best approach to support the 22-year-old through this time.

Those discussions have led to Hollands making the necessary decision to now take the required time to deal with his personal circumstances, without the immediate demands of performing at AFL level.

The Club is fully supportive of Hollands’ decision.

“We applaud Elijah for having the courage to come forward and ask for help, and we will continue to work with him to ensure he gets all the support he needs,” Carlton General Manager of Football Brad Lloyd said.

“While Elijah has been engaged with the football program, quite rightly it is our care for him as a person which matters most, so this period of leave will allow him to focus on himself and he will be afforded as much time as he needs to do that.

“Elijah’s level of involvement within the football program during this period will be worked through at the appropriate time, however that certainly sits secondary to Elijah’s wellbeing - which is our number one priority.

“We would once again like to acknowledge Elijah for his willingness to come to us for support, and we will certainly continue to provide him with that support through this next period.”

Due to the personal nature of Hollands’ circumstances, the Club will not be providing any further ongoing commentary until it is necessary to do so, and politely asks for Hollands’ privacy to be respected during this time.

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Well that's not good at all.

Excitement instantly dampened…..

Very unprofessional and a kick in the guts to the club to pull this, at this time of the year. Why couldn't he fix up his personal issues between October and march? Doesn't sound on the level to me. Is this a way to avoid drug testing possibly? It's insanity to not be available at this time of year for something that's not a physical injury

Do you pre-plan your sick/personal leave months in advance?

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Mate, the club has psycologists, if he has mental issues, they should have dealt woth it months ago. Mental health doesnt just happen instantly like an ankle sprain. If hes having a REAL mental health issue it should have been spotted long ago with this guys history. Its all very bizarre popping up 2 days before round 1. And this guy has history.
You can give him benefit of the doubt if you want along with his mother. I know what i think. There is no reason why this should have come about at the beginning of the season. Its supposed to be a footy team, not a wishy washy rehab centre

When the club gives out such vague details with this player of course people are going to think straight to drugs, with his past actions. Thats just how people think (except the ones who are optomists and believe in 3rs and 4th and 5th etc. chances

The timing is a little odd given he participated in pre season training and the practice match/es.

Reading between the lines (no pun intended) everything points to self-reporting.....

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And, I would assume, a stint in rehab.
I really hope it works - he has all the people and systems in place around him that most people don’t have in the real world.
Hopefully,he gets past it and can provide us with his sublime skills for the next decade.
And hopefully, he gets past it now and leads a happy, healthy and productive life for many decades.

Very harsh comments by some people here. Where's the empathy? Clearly some have no experience with mental health issues!

Agree. Amazed that some people are ready to write him off when we don’t even know the details of what the issue is! Crazy


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That or 2 strikes, although I thought 2 strikes means you get named. So self-reporting is likely.

I also think it is likely that he has self reported mutliple times, which is why the club is aware of the situation.

I think the frustration stems from this being leaked about a month ago.

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Setback

Orazio Fantasia (calf)

- Modified program
- Return to play to be further assessed in Round 5
- Experienced a calf strain late last week, therefore his return to play timeline has been re-evaluated

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Charlie Curnow (knee)

- Full training
- Available to play this week

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Carroll - test.
Would have been in line for a game potentially

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Fantasia to be re-assessed Round 5
Carroll a test after rolling his ankle.
So maybe only 1 change this week.

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