James Hird
- January 5, 2024
- Australian Rules Footballer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | James Hird |
| Occupation | Australian Rules Footballer |
| Date Of Birth | Feb 4, 1973(1973-02-04) |
| Age | 51 |
| Birthplace | Canberra |
| Country | Australia |
| Horoscope | Aquarius |
James Hird Biography
| Name | James Hird |
| Birthday | Feb 4 |
| Birth Year | 1973 |
| Place Of Birth | Canberra |
| Birth Country | Australia |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
James Hird is one of the most popular and richest Australian Rules Footballer who was born on February 4, 1973 in Canberra, Australia. One of the best Australian rules footballers of all time, he scored 343 goals over 15 years years with Essendon F.C.
Shane Crawford was another inductee into the Australian Football League Hall of Fame.
A series of injuries restricted Hird’s appearances during the remainder of the 1990s. He played 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.
Hird participated in rugby league and soccer in his youth. He played for the Ainslie Football Club in the ACTAFL and in June 1990, at the age of 17, he was a member of the league’s senior representative team in a match against the Victorian Football Association. He was recruited to the AFL by Essendon from 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 seventh pick and one of the last in the draft.
His mother was a teacher and his father worked for the Australian government.
James Hird Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Australian Rules Footballer |
| House | Living in own house. |
James Hird is one of the richest Australian Rules Footballer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, James Hird 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He took piano and ballet lessons briefly during childhood, and played rugby and soccer before turning to Australian rules football.
Over his long AFL career, he earned multiple scoring awards, and after retirement, he was inducted into the AFL Hall of Fame.
James Albert Hird (born 4 February 1973) is a former professional Australian rules football player and the former senior coach of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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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.
Facts & Trivia
James Ranked on the list of most popular Australian Rules Footballer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. James Hird celebrates birthday on February 4 of every year.
Both Hird and the Essendon Football Club experienced a more successful year in
- Injury free, he received numerous honours, including selection in the All-Australian team, and the Norm Smith Medal as best on ground 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 entire calendar year.
Top Facts about James Hird
- James Hird is a former Australian rules footballer born in 1973.
- He played for Essendon Football Club from 1992 to 2007.
- Hird won the Brownlow Medal in 1996.
- He was named Essendon captain in 1999 and held the position until his retirement.
- Hird coached Essendon from 2011 to 2015.
- He led Essendon to the finals in his first year as coach.
- Hird was suspended by the AFL for his involvement in the club’s supplements program.
- He returned to media work after serving his suspension.
- Hird has been involved in various charity and community initiatives.
- He remains a highly respected figure among Essendon supporters and players.
What year did James Hird win the Brownlow?
1996 Brownlow Medal
Winners| Michael Voss (Brisbane Bears) James Hird (Essendon) 21 votes
Television/radio coverage
Network| Seven Network
← 1995 Brownlow Medal 1997 →
What draft pick was James Hird?
He was drafted at pick No. 79 in the 1990 national draft, and arrived at Essendon from Ainslie in Canberra later that year. Hird developed into a versatile player who could contribute around the ground but played mostly as a half-forward.
What number is Alex Hird?
Welcome to Essendon VFL – #80 Alex Hird.
Who is the youngest player to win a Brownlow?
– Only one player since 1994 has won the medal 30 years or older – Nathan Buckley with Collingwood in 2003, at 31 years, 57 days. – The youngest Brownlow medallist is Essendon legend Dick Reynolds , in 1934, 19 years, 90 days.
Who has the most Brownlow votes in history?
Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda Winner – Scott West (Western Bulldogs) 23 Votes. Scott West holds the record for 175 career votes in 324 games putting him the top 10 Brownlow Medal vote-getters of all time.