Upon leaving Parkdale, Boland had played 41 matches in total for the club, taking 31 wickets at an average of 12.35.

[8] It was moving to Frankston that prompted Boland to work more on his bowling, at the behest of then coach Nick Jewell.

[13] In the 2012/13 season, Boland was not a regular member of the Sheffield Shield or Ryobi Cup squad, playing in seven of Victoria's games across both formats.

Boland fared better in the Ryobi Cup, finishing with he took 9 wickets at 27.11 for the tournament,[15] and career best List A figures of 5/63, in another close loss against South Australia.

The 2013/14 season was much more productive for Boland, as he enjoyed an extended stay in Victoria's teams for both the Sheffield Shield and Ryobi Cup tournaments.

[17] The 2013/14 Ryobi Cup was somewhat of a breakthrough for Boland, he played 6 matches, taking 9 wickets at 33.33, and was Victoria's leading fast bowler during the tournament.

[18] His best figures of 3/42 came against New South Wales, his economical bowling crucial in restricting their total in a tight win.

He played every match of Victoria's Matador Cup campaign, claiming 9 wickets across the season at an average of 35.22,[20] including defending 8 runs from the final over against New South Wales to win the game for the Victorian side.

[27] On the 29th of June 2023 Boland announced his return to the Melbourne Stars signing a three-year contract.

[28] After consistent performances in the Ryobi Cup, Boland was selected in the ODI squad to take on India, in their tour of Australia.

[31] Notwithstanding this poor return on debut, Boland played for the rest of the series for Australia.

He toured New Zealand with the Australian squad in February 2016, playing in the place of an injured Kane Richardson[33] and recording figures of 2/61 and 2/59.

[39] Over the six matches he took five wickets at an average of 28.40[40] and was presented with the Taverners Australia Indigenous Cricketer of the Year award.

[27] In December 2021, Boland was added to Australia's Test squad as bowling cover, ahead of the third match of the 2021–22 Ashes series.

On taking his sixth wicket, commentator Mark Howard delivered the immortal commentary "Boland's got six at the 'G', build the man a statue!

[49] In June 2023, Boland was selected to play in the ICC World Test Final at The Oval against India.

In the second innings, Boland was crucial in breaking opening partnerships, taking the wickets of Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja.

In the Sydney Test, he took 4/31 from 20 overs in India's first innings as well as 6/45 in the second innings to register his first 10 wicket haul in Test Cricket, a performance which earned him man of the match as Australia went on to win the match by 6 wickets and regain the Border–Gavaskar Trophy after 10 years with a 3–1 scoreline.

[52][53][54] In 2017, Boland's family discovered that his grandfather, John Edward, was Aboriginal, from the Gulidjan tribe in the Colac area of Victoria.

[57] Boland has a brother, Nick, who also played professional cricket, for Victoria's Future League side.