Morris provides update on Elijah Hollands

Elijah Hollands will not be on Carlton's list in 2027.

But that doesn’t necessarily mean his AFL career is over. Football is definitely not the priority, however.

Hollands has not played football since suffering a mental health episode during the Blues’ Round 6 match against Collingwood.

SEN’s Tom Morris is reporting that the 24-year-old won’t be offered a new deal by the Blues as he navigates the next steps.

“First of all, he's going really well, he’s in a good place. He's been exercising and I'm sure I speak for all of us here when I wish him all the best. His health comes first,” Morris said on SEN’s Fireball.

“From a football perspective, he will not be on an AFL list next year. The priority right now is his personal wellbeing and these conversations have been collaborative and respectful at all times between the club, his management, the player and the AFLPA. This is not a delisting in the traditional sense.

“This is not to say he has ruled out playing football at the top level again, but that's not top of mind at the moment. Physically there would be nothing that prohibits him returning down the track.

“Right now we’re just wishing him the best and hopefully he’s continuing on his recovery journey.”

Hollands joined the Blues from the Gold Coast Suns ahead of the 2024 season.

Carlton CEO Graham Wright admitted in August that it's unlikely that the former No.7 draft pick would play for the Blues again.

“I doubt it,” Wright said on 3AW.

“He’s still getting plenty of help and support and that’s coming through the club but also to wider than that.

“He hasn’t been back to the club and he’s considering what he does.

“But certainly, we’re just trying to be there and support him and we’ll work out what that looks like from a futuristic point of view a little bit later on.”

Hollands played 33 games for Carlton after 14 for the Suns for a career total of 47.

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