James Hird Draft Pick

James Hird Draft Pick. AFL national draft History, bargain + late pick stars, James Hird, Dane Swan Herald Sun Playing mainly at centre half-forward, his vision and reading of the game set him apart He was then recruited to the AFL by Essendon from the 1990 AFL Draft, seventh pick and one of the last in the draft.

Pick 4, 1994 James Hird 253 games Pick 79, 1990 Mark McVeigh 232 games Pick 9, 1998 Brent Stanton 226 games Pick 13, 2003 Scott Lucas was a dual best-and-fairest winner with the Bombers [5]Hird played as a midfielder and half-forward, but he was often given free rein by then-Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy to play wherever he thought necessary

AFL national draft History, bargain + late pick stars, James Hird, Dane Swan Herald Sun

Pick 4, 1994 James Hird 253 games Pick 79, 1990 Mark McVeigh 232 games Pick 9, 1998 Brent Stanton 226 games Pick 13, 2003 Scott Lucas was a dual best-and-fairest winner with the Bombers Hird was able to play defence or forward, and his ability to lift team-mates and win games is widely acknowledged Essendon found a gem in James Hird, selecting him with pick 79 in the 1990 draft

AFL national draft History, bargain + late pick stars, James Hird, Dane Swan Herald Sun. Hird took home 'Charlie' in the 1996 Brownlow count and by the time his career ended in 2008, after 253 games and 343 goals, Hird had claimed the 2000 Norm Smith medal, was a two-time Premiership player, won five Essendon best and fairest awards, was named All Australian five times and captained the Bombers for eight seasons. The 1990 AFL draft may well have produced the greatest steal in VFL/AFL draft history as a bloke by the name of James Hird slipped all the way down to pick No.79 and into the waiting arms of Essendon

James Hird CRAWF & HIRDY. The young Bomber would go on to earn five All-Australian blazers (1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003), on top of the 1996 Brownlow What draft pick was James Hird? He was drafted at pick No