Nick Holland

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Born
1974 (51 years old)
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Adelaide, Australia

Position
Forward

Status
Retired

Ethnicity
White

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195 cm (6 ft 5 in)

Weight
97 kg (214 lb)

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Australian Football

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Nick ‘Dutchy’ Holland (born 29 July 1974) is a former professional Australian rules football player who played 179 games for Australian Football League (AFL) club Hawthorn between 1994 and 2005, serving as Vice Captain between 1999 and 2003. Holland is an AFL Rising Star Award winner, a best and fairest and leading goal kicker at Hawthorn and represented Australia in International Rules. He is now CEO of the EJ Whitten Foundation.

Originally from South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club North Adelaide, Holland was recruited by Hawthorn at the 1992 AFL Draft. Holland made his senior AFL debut in Round 3, 1994 against North Melbourne Football Club at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) at full-back. In 1995 Holland was tried at centre-half forward and was awarded the Norwich Rising Star Award that season and achieved a second placing in Hawthorn's Best and Fairest award. Holland was Hawthorn's leading goalkicker in 1997 and 2000, when he also won the club best and fairest award in a tie with Daniel Chick.

During 2001, Holland suffered injuries to both shoulders and his thigh but recovered in time to play in the finals. At the end of 2001, Holland signed a contract, worth millions of dollars, to play for Hawthorn for four more years.

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.

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