Charlie Hardy
Charlie Hardy | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Charles Hardy | ||
Date of birth | 1 April 1887 | ||
Place of birth | Yea, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 19 May 1968 | (aged 81)||
Place of death | Fitzroy, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Gippsland | ||
Debut | Round 10, 1921, Essendon vs. Melbourne, at the MCG | ||
Height | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1908–1921 |
VFA ) | 224 | |
1921–1925 | Essendon (VFL) | 36 (21) | |
Coaching career | |||
Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
1928–1930 | Essendon | 54 (30–23–1) | |
1931–1932 | St Kilda | 25 | (9–16–0)|
Total | 79 (39–39–1) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Charles Hardy (1 April 1887 – 19 May 1968) was an
VFA
Hardy played with
He captained the club in 1914, and served as a brilliant rover helping North to premiership victories in 1910, 1914, 1915 and 1918.[2] He was also a member of the famous "invincibles" side that went undefeated in a record 58 games. Hardy left the club along with many of his teammates upon the temporary disbanding of North Melbourne in 1921, and joined Essendon in the VFL.
Essendon
Hardy made his senior VFL debut in Round 10 of the
Coaching
Hardy started his coaching career at VFA club Coburg and coached them to premierships in 1926 and 1927,[2] the club's first two. This effort saw him rejoin Essendon in 1928 as their non playing coach and he spent three years in this role with the Bombers, narrowly missing the finals on each occasion. In 1931 he crossed to St Kilda and was coach for two seasons, with little success. During the First World War recess in the VFA, he went to Williamstown Juniors in the VJFA as captain-coach during 1916 when the incumbent coach, former Williamstown player Reg Wallis, was badly injured early in the season and ruled out for the remainder of the year. Williamstown Juniors won the premiership in that season and followed it up with another in 1917 before Hardy returned to North Melbourne.
References
- ^ 'Lynx', "Footballers' Pastime: History of Handball", The Herald, (Saturday, 20 March 1920), p.2.
- ^ a b c "Hardy proves you are never too old", Football Record, Australian Football League, 31 May 2013, p. 28
- ^ "AFL Tables - Miscellaneous Player Records".
External links
- Charlie Hardy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Charlie Hardy at AustralianFootball.com
- Coaching record[permanent dead link]