Brodie Holland
Australian footballer
Brodie Holland (born 3 January 1980) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fremantle and Collingwood in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early life
From Tasmania, where he attended St Virgil's College, Brodie was drafted to Fremantle in the 1997 AFL draft at no.26 overall.
AFL career
He made his debut mid-way through 1998 as a small-forward and played most games since making his first appearance. He spent a further 2 seasons at the Dockers before being traded to Collingwood in 2000. Holland quickly adapted as a good player with the Magpies and became a fan favourite in his first season, kicking 28 goals in 21 matches.
In 2002 he started off with a 3-goal haul against Richmond and then produced an 8-goal haul a week later against the West Coast Eagles, to be the leading goalkicker for the season after round 2. He then was quiet for the rest of the season. He injured his back, causing a month out of the game, but could not get back in the side until late season. He was dropped after round 22 and missed the Magpies first finals campaign since 1994, which included playing in the 2002 AFL Grand Final. 2003 saw him change to a tagging role in the midfield rather than the inconsistent goal-kicking small forward.
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