Tom Boyd on the ‘suffocating nature’ of footy in wake of Elijah Hollands’ episode

Tom Boyd on the ‘suffocating nature’ of footy in wake of Elijah Hollands’ episode

From ABC SPORT Daily by ABC Australia

April 21, 2026 · 15 min

About this episode

Tom Boyd discusses the mental health implications of Elijah Hollands' recent episode during an AFL match.

Elijah Hollands’ mental health episode against Collingwood on Thursday night has raised many questions, particularly of the Carlton Football Club. How did this happen? Why was he allowed to stay on the ground? How can we stop this from happening again? Premiership Bulldog Tom Boyd has publicly shared his mental health battles, so we ask him those very questions. Featured: Tom Boyd, Western Bulldogs' premiership player. x To catch up on everything that’s making sports headlines recently, listen to more episodes of ABC Sport Daily,’ hosted by Patrick Stack on ABC listen or wherever you get your podcasts, and get in touch with them on social media via @abc_sport. In the episodes we will cover big sporting personalities and all sports, including cricket, soccer, F1, NBA, AFL, AFLW to NRLW & NRL news, to covering competitions like the Olympics, the World Cup, The Ashes, Grand Prix and Grand Finals and more. Subscribe to the ABC Sport Newsletter

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Host: Patrick Stack

Guest: Tom Boyd

Topics covered

  • mental health
  • AFL
  • sports controversies
  • player safety
  • interviews

Keywords

  • Elijah Hollands
  • Tom Boyd
  • mental health
  • AFL
  • Carlton Football Club

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Organizations: Carlton Football Club, Western Bulldogs, ABC Australia

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