During 2001, Holland suffered injuries to both shoulders[1] and his thigh but recovered in time to play in the finals.[2] At the end of 2001, Holland signed a contract, worth millions of dollars, to play for Hawthorn for four more years.[3]
End of career
Holland retired from AFL football at the end of the 2005 season, following a shoulder injury. Holland had played 179 games for Hawthorn and kicked 239 goals.
After football
Holland studied during his AFL career obtaining both a Science Degree and a Law Degree and was admitted as a solicitor to the Supreme Court of Victoria in March 2007. He began working for the Labor Party lawyers, Holding Redlich followed by the Australian Sports Commission in Canberra.
Holland is an executive director of the Sports Law Committee. He also plays in the E. J. Whitten Legends Game, in which he Captained the All Stars teams in 2007 and 2008.
Holland also recently became a member of the VFL Tribunal.
Media profile
Holland made several appearances on the panel of The Footy Show and the 'Rex Hunt Footy Show' during his football career and has hosted the football-related children's television show Totally Footy on Channel 10, and Channel 7's Around the Grounds.
Co-hosted SEN's 'Ford League Teams' and 'Sunday Sports Central' and 3AW 'Sports Today' with Gerard Healy.
Holland is currently an Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) columnist, writes for Melbourne-based newspaper The Age and makes regular appearances on the ABC News show The Drum.
^Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 294. ISBN1-74095-001-1.
