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Camera IconElijah Hollands with Michael Voss after last week\u2019s game. Credit: James Wiltshire\/AFL Photos<\/p>\nThe father of Elijah Hollands has posted powerful and emotional words of support amid the Carlton player being admitted to hospital, vowing to \u201clift him up until he is restored in full.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ben Hollands penned a series of heartfelt words on Instagram as the football world rallies around the 23-year-old Blue, who experienced a mental health episode during last Thursday night\u2019s game against Collingwood.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is my beautiful boy,\u201d the player\u2019s father posted with a smiling photo of his son in his Carlton jumper.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor anyone in the midst of healing\u2026 You are loved. You have a unique and defined purpose. You are seen whole.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know who my son is \u2014 and I will lift him up until he is restored in full.\u201d<\/p>\n
The older Hollands, who played for Richmond in 1999 and whose middle son Oliver also plays for Carlton, also had a broader message around mental health.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor those supporting someone who is struggling: Encourage them, affirm them, and love them,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cGo to them, remind them of who they truly are.\u201d<\/p>\n
Camera IconElijah Hollands with Michael Voss after last week\u2019s game. Credit: James Wiltshire\/AFL Photos<\/p>\n
The AFL has requested a review from Carlton around the circumstances of what happened with Hollands during last Thursday night\u2019s match.<\/p>\n
The club on Monday night posted a short statement saying the 47-gamer had entered medical care.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Carlton Football Club can confirm that Elijah Hollands has been admitted to hospital this evening,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile the club acknowledges the public\u2019s interest, it again asks that the privacy of Elijah and his family be respected.\u201d<\/p>\n
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