Carlton winger Ollie Hollands will not play against Fremantle on Saturday night after an emotional week amid his brother's mental health battle.
Hollands was admitted to hospital on Monday, four days after his erratic performance that was described as a mental health episode in Thursday night's loss to Collingwood. Ollie played alongside his brother last week and showed his support with a touching social media post on Tuesday.
He was originally named in the Carlton side to take on the Dockers and travelled to Perth with teammates, but has since withdrawn. 7NEWS chief AFL reporter Mitch Cleary revealed the late change on Saturday evening. Matt Cottrell will come into the side.
Ollie hasn't spoken publicly about last week's concerning situation surrounding his brother, but thanked everyone for their support on social media during the week. Alongside a photo of the two brothers as kids, Ollie thanked Carlton and the public for their overwhelming support.
"There are no words to describe how grateful we are for all the love and support Elijah and our family have received," he wrote. "We want to say a huge thank you to the Carlton Football Club, Blues supporters and the greater AFL community for all of your support and love. It's incredibly challenging watching your own brother go through something like this but the amount of support that we have received has been overwhelming and as a family we will be forever grateful. Love you Roger."
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