Ben Holland
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| Personal Info | |
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| Birth | May 10, 1977, |
| Recruited from | North Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) |
| Height/Weight | 198cm / 100kg |
| Playing Career¹ | |
| Debut | Round 3, April 13, 1996, Richmond vs. Brisbane Bears, at Gabba |
| Team(s) | Richmond (1996-2003)
60 Games, 47 Goals Melbourne (2004-) 53 Games, 40 Goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of EF 2006 season | |
| Career Highlights | |
Ben Holland (born May 10, 1977) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.
A South Australian, Holland was drafted in 1994 to the Fitzroy Football Club, but did not play a game in the 1995 season.
He was then traded for picks 16 and 32 to the Richmond Football Club, where he was used as a ruck/forward.
At the end of 2003 he should have retired, unfortunately Holland was traded to the Melbourne Football Club due to inconsistent form.
At the Demons, Holland wears guernsey number 4 and is a tall and strong utility player who has been used as a tall forward option alongside his hero David Neitz.
His physical strength has seen him also play in key backline positions, filling in the seniors side in between stints as a reserves player at the Sandringham Football Club in the Victorian Football League.
His older brother, Nick Holland, a supremely more talented footballer, was a Hawthorn Football Club forward.
