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This page was an abandoned draft that has now been declined or rejected as duplicating an existing article. Any details in this draft that are not in the article may be added to the article. This draft should be allowed to be deleted six months after this date. Robert McClenon (talk) 05:14, 15 January 2019 (UTC)}} {{AFC comment|1=Evaluation may be in order if there isn't already an article. Robert McClenon (talk) 04:02, 15 January 2019 (UTC)}}from an uninterested viewer of this - the editor hasnt edited since December 2015, I fail to see why the article should not be put up - its a lot better than many that get approved by AFC... JarrahTree 06:17, 15 January 2019 (UTC) {{User draft|date=January 2010}}{{Infobox AFL biography | name = James Hird | fullname = James Hird | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|2|4|df=y}} | birth_place = Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | originalteam = Ainslie | draftpick = 79th overall, 1990 Essendon | games(goals) = 253 (343) | clubs = Essendon | years = 1992–2007 | guernsey = 5 | heightweight = 188 cm / 90 kg | playingteams = Essendon | statsend = 2007 | AFLTablesRef = J/James_Hird.html | careerhighlights = AFL
}}James Alan Hird (born 4 February 1973) is a retired Australian rules football and former captain of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League. Primarily a midfielder/half forward, Hird was often given free rein by Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy to play wherever he thought necessary. He was the joint winner of the 1996 Brownlow Medal with Brisbane Lions midfielder Michael Voss, as a half forward. Hird is often considered one of the greatest footballers of the modern era, being considered a certain future member of the AFL Hall of Fame..[1] and being listed by journalist Mike Sheahan's as one of the top 50 players of all time[2] Early lifeThe son of Allan and Margaret Hird, James Hird was born in Canberra on 4 February 1973. His father worked in the public service, while his mother was a teacher.[3] The pair met in Melbourne, before they moved to the Australian capital in 1969. Allan, who has previously played four games for the Essendon Football Club in 1966–67, initiated the move, enabling him to be player coach of Eastlake in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) football competition. James remained the Hird's only child for close to three years, until Amilia was born, and then Katherine two years later. Despite starting his life in the suburb of Ainslie, Hird soon moved to a traditional 1970s house in Latham, an outer northern suburb. The house was within a kilometre of a creek, and Hird and his friends would often ride their bikes to the creek to fish or hunt for yabbies.[4] When Hird was in high school, he moved to the suburb of Reid, and lived near four large sporting ovals.[5] An active yet shy child, Hird took ballet and piano lessons as a child, as his mother wanted him to be well rounded. However, the piano lessons only lasted a couple of years, and ballet lasted "much less." He also participated in rugby and soccer, both more popular than Australian rules in Canberra.[6] Being the smallest child in his Year seven class, Hird often got knocked around playing rugby—the more physical of the three sports. Few of Hird's friends knew how to play Australia rules, thus forcing him to play rugby and soccer significantly more.[5] Growing up in Canberra, Hird played rugby league football into his teens.[7] He was recruited from the Ainslie Football Club in Canberra, in the 1990 AFL draft. Due to a serious hip injury along with other injuries in his junior football career, he was not selected until pick number 79, Essendon's 7th and one of the last in the draft.[8] 1991–2007: Australian Football League (AFL) career1991–1993: Early careerIn his first season, 1991, Hird sat on the sidelines for most of the season with constant injuries hampering him. At the end of the season, a vote was held on whether to delist him. The majority (4-2) voted in favour of Hird being delisted, although coach Kevin Sheedy voted to keep him. Eventually Hird remained with the team. He made his senior debut against St Kilda in 1992 at Waverley Park, as a late replacement for former captain Terry Daniher. Hird spent most of the season in the Essendon Reserves, which under Denis Pagan won the premiership that season. 1993–1996: Premiership sucess with the 'Baby Bombers' and brownlow medalHe achieved regular selection in the Essendon senior team during the 1993 season. In that season he was a member of what was referred to as the "Baby Bombers", a group of young players (most notably including Hird, Mark Mercuri, Gavin Wanganeen, Dustin Fletcher, Ricky Olarenshaw, David Calthorpe, Paul Hills and Joe Misiti) that played a key role in the side winning the premiership that year. In 1994, Hird won the first of three consecutive best and fairests. Culminating in his 1996 season, where he was jointly awarded the Brownlow Medal for the League's fairest and best player with Brisbane Bears midfielder Michael Voss. 1997–1999: Injuries and captaincyA series of injuries restricted Hird's appearances during the remainder of the 1990s. He could manage only seven games in 1997 and although he was named captain in 1998 (a position he held until the end of 2005), he was restricted to thirteen games that year. An even worse year followed in 1999, when stress fractures in his foot kept him to only two games. One of the most feared injuries for a running athlete,[9] Hird was first struck with a stress fracture of his navicular bone early in the 1998 season. After traditional treatment for the injury, Hird returned for the start of the 1999 season, but broke down with the same injury again in only his second return game. Many feared it would be the end of his career. Radical specialist treatment in the United States saw Hird return at the start of the 2000 season. Although technically recovered from the ailment, the injury required careful management for the rest of his career. 2000–2002: Premiership sucess and facial injury2000 was a much better year for Hird. Injury free, he received a number of honours, including selection to the All Australian Team, and the Norm Smith Medal for a best on ground performance in the AFL Grand Final. The Essendon team also won the Ansett Cup pre-season competition, and the regular season premiership. The team only lost one game - against the Western Bulldogs - in the season including finals, making it the most successful year for any team in the history of the Australian Football League. The following season's Grand Final was a disappointment for Hird. 2002 then saw Hird's worst injury, an horrific facial injury sustained when he collided with teammate Mark McVeigh's knee, breaking or fracturing all but a couple of the bones in his skull; Hird was in hospital for a week and missed several weeks of the season. The force of the impact radiated throughout his face, particularly to his sinuses, complicating the damage.[10] Hird was unable to fly home to Melbourne due to the air pressure fluctuations found in an aircraft during flight creating concern for his health while the injuries healed. 2003: Umpiring comment controversyIn 2003, despite again missing eight games through various injuries, Hird tied in the Essendon Best and Fairest with Scott Lucas. He also narrowly missed out on a second Brownlow Medal, finishing three votes behind the winners. He was rewarded with a place in the 2003 All-Australian team. During one of his regular panel appearances on The Footy Show, on Wednesday 7 April, Hird launched a surprising attack on the standard umpiring he believed that Essendon had been dealt in the previous match versus St Kilda."[11] After previously talking to the AFL about umpiring standards, Hird later wrote, "The umpires' interpretation our our interpretation seemed to be different too often, and we felt we weren't getting fair hearing." His anger spilled out onto the AFL Footy Show, saying: {{quote|Scott McLaren hasn't been our favourite umpire ... That's something that the club and he have to come to terms with, because at the moment there's a feeling at Essendon that he's not doing the right thing by us ... hopefully the club and he can come to some arrangement where umpiring is a bit better ... I thought the umpiring was actually quite disgraceful on Saturday night ... I just didn't think the free kicks that were there were paid and some of them were paid weren't right, I suppose ... I'm not alleging incompetence. We all have bad days; he had a bad day.[12]}}A few AFL players spoke out in the media criticizing some of the media's negative comments towards Hird. It was according to Hird, the first time he'd ever come under media scrutiny and he was unsure how to deal with it. He later took aim at the AFL players Association. "I don't think I was given enough support from them. I hadn't hurt anybody or been found taking something I shouldn't take, but I felt as if I was in the middle of a police investigation." Later that Friday, Hird called a press conference to apologise to McLaren. In a statement, McLaren said: {{quote|I was surprised and disappointed by the comments he made. This has deeply affected my family and friends ... but I have every confidence with the AFL rules and regulations and that will deal with the situation appropriately ... I have enormous respect for James Hird as a footballer, but I was surprised and disappointed by comments he made on the Footy Show last night regarding my performance as an AFL umpire. I look forward to going out this weekend and calling it how I see it, impartially and without fear or favour.[13]}}The matter by-passed the AFL Tribunal - that he made the comments on a national television program, they need not have determined that they were made; instead it was determined that the matter would be directly determined by a meeting of the AFL Commission, and any punishment Hird would receive would be determined directly by that meeting. The Footy Show airs on Thursday evenings, and the AFL Commission was not meeting until the following week; as such, Hird was given clearance, pending the hearing, to play in the following game against the West Coast Eagles (see Memorable Games). On the following Wednesday, 15 April, the AFL Commission met,[14] deliberated, and ultimately handed down its penalty to Hird. He was fined $20,000, and forced to contribute to a 3-year umpiring development program; the Commission decided against suspension.[15] Hird accepted his sanction and expressed remorse for his actions. In a further controversy, Scott McLaren was one of the umpires rostered for the Essendon vs Carlton game the following Friday night. The pair shook hands at the commencement of the game, bringing closure to the issue, but Carlton fans were particularly hostile to any free kicks given by McLaren to Essendon. On the occasion of his 300th umpiring appearance in 2008, McLaren described Hird's outburst as a "defining moment" in his career.[16] p until three-quarter time, Hird had 19 disposals and one goal; in the final quarter, he managed 15 disposals and two goals, the latter of which was most memorable. With the scores level at 131 and very little time remaining, the ball was bounced in Essendon's forward pocket, tapped to the boundary line side, roved, and neatly handpassed by Marc Bullen to a goalward-running Hird, who approximately thirty metres from goal, snapped from an acute angle for the game-winning goal. In the emotion of the moment, he ran to the fence and hugged the first fan he saw, a teenage Essendon fan.[17] Controversially, Hird did not receive any Brownlow Medal votes from the umpires for his 34 disposals; the media speculation was that the umpires deliberately snubbed him because of his earlier comments; the votes went to Matthew Lloyd (three votes, seven marks, eight goals), Ben Cousins (thirty disposals, three goals), and eventual Brownlow medallist Chris Judd (twenty-three disposals).[18] Hird's winning goal was the focus of a popular installment of the Toyota Memorable Moments advertising campaign.[19] Late careerOn 27 September 2005, Hird handed the captaincy to Matthew Lloyd. After Lloyd sustained a season-ending injury in Round 3 of 2006, Hird served briefly as acting captain until young ruckman David Hille was named captain for the remainder of the 2006 season. In Essendon's horror 2006 season he returned one week early from a minor injury to lead his side to a drought-breaking win over Brisbane in round 17, 2006. It was Hird's first match since round 13 against the Kangaroos and the Dons' first win since April Fools' Day of the same year. Hird continued to be an outstanding performer in his utility role when fit, but age was forcing him to miss games through injury with increasing frequency. He suffered broken ribs and a calf strain during his 200th and 250th games, respectively. Final season and retirementDespite much speculation that he would retire at the end of the 2006 season, Hird played out the 2007 season, playing 17 of a possible 22 games. Now aged 34, Hird continued to feature prominently among Essendon's best players, and he concluded his career by winning a fifth Best and Fairest award. Hird played two farewell games: his final game in Victoria at the M.C.G. against Richmond, and his final game overall at Subiaco Oval against West Coast. The games were made higher profile as they were also the final games coached by 27-year coach Kevin Sheedy. Hird was one of the best on field in his final game, amassing 34 disposals, one shy of his career high. As Hird and Sheedy left the field for the last time, the crowd gave them a standing ovation.[20] Before season 2008, the Archer-Hird Medal was created honouring Hird and former North Melbourne Football Club star Glenn Archer. Since 2008, the medal has been awarded to the player showing the most determination, courage and skill in matched between the Kangaroos and the Bombers.[21] 2008–present: Media CareerFollowing Hird's retirement from the Bombers at the end of the 2007 AFL Season, he became a commentator and football analyst for Australian rules football on Fox Sports, a position which he still holds as of 2010. Hird also became a writer for Melbourne newspaper the Herald Sun. Former Essendon players such as Hird, Matthew Lloyd, and Scott Lucas, who had all taken up media roles since their retirements, were rumoured to be the subject of current Essendon coach Matthew Knights's heated press conference following a win against St. Kilda, in which Knights asserted that he and his players were now aware of certain people's position for or against him and the direction of the Essendon Football Club. However such comments were ultimately according to Knights, not intended towards Hird or any past player. Rumours of CoachingImmediately after Hird retired from playing football, there was much speculation as to whether he would be interested in a coaching role at a club in the AFL, but primarily the Essendon Football Club[22]. After initially dodging questions about his future, Hird ultimately stated in August of 2010 "There's something in me, deep in my heart, that says at some point I want to coach Essendon,"[23]. These words came as a surprise to many, including former premiership teammate Matthew Lloyd who said that Hird had "changed his whole persona in regards to how he's answering his questions...Just in regards to saying, 'I'll coach one day. I want to coach Essendon one day'. Even those type of words, I haven't heard before." These comments by Hird, considered Essendon's "favourite son", furthered speculation towards the future of incumbent Essendon coach Matthew Knights as coach of Essendon[24]. A rumour emerged following these comments suggesting that Hird was part of an unofficial agreement with the Essendon board to replace Matthew Knights for the 2011 AFL Season[25]. However, two days after Hird's initial comments, he announced that he had changed his mind due to the intense division and speculation over Matthew Knights's future following Hird's initial comments. Hird stated that he was ruling himself out of coaching Essendon for at least three years[25] Playing style and influencesHird's father and grandfather played for Essendon, and he therefore grew up supporting the team. His favourite players Tim Watson, Neale and Terry Daniher; however, when Neale's career was ended by injury, his two heroes were Watson and Terry Daniher. As Hird grew up, he would often read the Melbourne newspapers so as to read thea football news. (page 13 ) LegacyHonoursHird jointly won the Brownlow Medal with Michael Voss in 1996, the award for the fairest and best player in the Australian Football League. After his retirement, Hird stated that being a member of the "Brownlow Club" was a privilege.[26] In 1997, the Essendon Football Club named the then-triple best and fairest winner in its Team of the Century on the half-forward flank.[27] In 2002, the Essendon Football Club conducted a fan-voted promotion to find the "Champions of Essendon". Hird was eventually named as the number three player on the all-time list of Essendon players.[28] Personal lifeHird married Tania Poynton on October 11, 1997 and they have four children - a daughter, Stephanie (born April 25, 1999)[29] and three sons, Thomas (born March 28, 2001),[30] Alexander (born August 7, 2003)[31] and William (born February 20, 2009).[32] Tania is the sister of former Young Talent Time performer Greg Poynton. Hird's grandfather, the late Allan Hird, was a notable player and president for the Essendon Football Club, and his father Allan Hird, Jr. had a brief playing career with Essendon. Hird completed a degree as a civil engineer in 1998, and in that capacity has worked as a consultant on the CityLink project.[33] He is now involved heavily in football-related media work, but he has also spent time working for a stockbroking firm. Hird currently co-owns a restaurant called "Red Mullet Fishcaf" located in Glenferrie road, Malvern[34] and is an active partner in "Gemba"[35] - a sports marketing and media consultancy firm based in Melbourne. Notes1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/plenty-more-on-hold/news-story/9ac5a7b137f2e26521208237b58075f5|title=Plenty more on hold|author=|date=3 June 2010|website=www.adelaidenow.com.au}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=55909|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080310025812/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=55909|title=Mike Sheahan’s top 50 players|date=6 March 2008|archivedate=10 March 2008|work=www.afl.com.au|accessdate=26 February 2019}} 3. ^Hird (2006), p.5 4. ^Hird (2006), p.6 5. ^1 Hird (2006), p.10 6. ^Hird (2006), p.6–7 7. ^{{cite news | last = Hird | first = James | title = Why I love the idea of Israel Folau playing footy | work = The Herald Sun | place =Australia | publisher = Herald and Weekly Times | date = 2010-05-07 | url = http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/why-i-love-the-idea-of-israel-folau-playing-footy/story-e6frf9jf-1225863348614 | accessdate = 2010-05-08}} 8. ^{{cite news |title=Essendon Football Club Draft History|publisher=Essendon Football Club|url=http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/drafthistory.asp|accessdate=2009-03-16}} 9. ^{{cite news |title=Navicular Stress Fracture|url=http://injuryupdate.com.au/injuries/foot_&_ankle/navicular_stress_fracture.php|accessdate=2009-03-22}} 10. ^{{cite news |title=Hird has surgery on facial injuries|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|date=2002-05-02|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/05/05/1019441459678.html|accessdate=2009-03-22}} 11. ^{{cite news |title=Hird faces ban over umpire outburst|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=2004-04-08|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200404/s1084375.htm|accessdate=2009-03-16}} 12. ^Hird (2006), p. 199. 13. ^Hird (2006), p. 202. 14. ^{{cite news |title=Hird faces music today, umpire tomorrow|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|date=2004-04-15|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/04/14/1081838795749.html|accessdate=2009-03-16}} 15. ^{{cite news |title=Hird can now face another blue|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|date=2004-04-16|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/04/15/1081998305816.html|accessdate=2009-03-16}} 16. ^{{cite news |title=Hird attack a 'defining moment': McLaren|publisher=Australian Football League|date=2008-04-09|url=http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsid=57632|accessdate=2009-03-16}} 17. ^{{cite news |title=James Hird's Winning Goal vs West Coast 2004|publisher=Network Ten via YouTube|date=2006-10-28|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUhhHA-AJvc|accessdate=2009-03-16}} 18. ^{{cite news |title=Judd claims West Coast's first Brownlow|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|date=2004-09-21|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/09/21/1095651257787.html|accessdate=2009-03-16}} 19. ^{{cite news |title=James Hird Toyota Commercial|publisher=YouTube|date=2007-01-16|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUhhHA-AJvc|accessdate=2009-03-16}} 20. ^{{cite news |last=Clarke|first=Tim|title=Teary sendoff for Essendon's Kevin Sheedy, James Hird|publisher=PerthNow|date=2007-09-01|url=http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,22346448-5005401,00.html|accessdate=2009-03-16}} 21. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.kangaroos.com.au/tabid/4912/default.aspx?newsid=55737|title=Archer-Hird Medal to continue rivalry|author=|date=29 Feb 2008|website=maintenance.afl.com.au|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706110110/http://www.kangaroos.com.au/tabid/4912/default.aspx?newsid=55737|archivedate=July 6, 2011}} 22. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/tim-watson-offers-james-hird-a-cautionary-tale/news-story/600f9d790cf086033b148152d3317936|title=Watson offers Hird a cautionary tale|author=|date=18 August 2010|website=www.heraldsun.com.au}} 23. ^ {{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/james-hird-torn-over-essendon/story-e6frf9jf-1225906547007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614221755/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/james-hird-torn-over-essendon/story-e6frf9jf-1225906547007|title=James Hird torn over Essendon|author=Mark Robinson|date=August 18, 2010|archivedate=14 June 2011|work=Herald Sun|accessdate=26 February 2019}} 24. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/is-hird-getting-keener-on-coaching-20100818-129vj.html|title=Is Hird getting keener on coaching?|first=Will|last=Brodie|date=18 August 2010|website=The Age}} 25. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/hird-does-uturn-on-coaching-20100819-12s38.html|title=Hird does U-turn on coaching|first=Caroline|last=Wilson|date=19 August 2010|website=The Age}} 26. ^{{cite news |title=Winning Brownlow a privilege|publisher=Fox Sports Australia|date=2007-09-24|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,22469440-23211,00.html|accessdate=2009-03-16}} 27. ^{{cite news |title=Essendon Team of the Century|publisher=Full Points Footy|url=http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/all_star_teams.htm|accessdate=2009-03-16}} 28. ^{{cite news |title=Champions of Essendon|publisher=Essendon Football Club|url=http://www.essendonfc.com.au/history/champions.asp|accessdate=2009-03-16}} 29. ^{{cite news |title=More Baby Bombers!|publisher=Essendon Football Club|date=1999-04-26|url=http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/news.asp?nid=61|accessdate=2009-08-13}} 30. ^{{cite news |title=Hird the Proud Father of a Baby Boy|publisher=Essendon Football Club|date=2001-03-29|url=http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/news.asp?nid=782|accessdate=2009-08-12}} 31. ^{{cite news |title=Hird's Latest Baby Bomber|publisher=Essendon Football Club|date=2003-08-08|url=http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/news.asp?nid=2774|accessdate=2009-08-12}} 32. ^{{cite news |title=James Hird and his wife have another boy|publisher=Herald Sun|location=Melbourne|date=2009-02-24|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,,25098623-11088,00.html|accessdate=2009-08-12 | first=Mark | last=Robinson}} 33. ^{{cite news |title=James Hird RMIT Alumni Profile|publisher=RMIT University|url=https://www.alumni.rmit.edu.au/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=467|accessdate=2009-03-16}} 34. ^{{cite news |title=Ready for your order?|publisher=Herald Sun|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23389089-5006031,00.html|accessdate=2009-03-16 | date=2008-03-18}} 35. ^{{cite news |title=Gemba Corporate Site|publisher=Gemba|url=http://www.gemba.com.au/|accessdate=2009-03-16}} References
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