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Football club fined for not doing enough to remove player from field during mental health issue
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Football club fined for not doing enough to remove player from field during mental health issue

The Independent·Via AP news wire·27 days ago
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Australian rules football club Carlton has been fined 75,000 Australian dollars ($54,000) for its lapse handling of a player's on-field mental health episode. Elijah Hollands played in Carlton’s Australian Football League game against Collingwood on April 16, with film footage from the game causing concern for his welfare from fans and others. The footage showed Hollands appearing confused and moving erratically, with some noting his unusual actions during the warm-up, including an attempted kick at goal which traveled only a few meters. Hollands, 24, was admitted to hospital five days later. Elijah Hollands’s father, former AFL player Ben Hollands, pledged on social media to help his son and urged others to check on their friends if they are struggling.…

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