James Hird is a former professional Australian rules football player and past senior coach of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League. Born on 4 February 1973 in Canberra, he played as a midfielder and half-forward and was given free rein by coach Kevin Sheedy to play wherever he thought necessary. A highly decorated footballer, he won the 1996 Brownlow Medal, was selected in the All-Australian team five times, won the Norm Smith Medal as best on ground in a Grand Final and is a member of the Australian Football Hall of Fame. In 2008 journalist Mike Sheahan listed him as the 20th greatest player of all time. He became Essendon coach in September 2010, was suspended for 12 months in August 2013 over the club's supplements controversy and resigned in August 2015.
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He gained a place in the 2003 All-Australian team, the fifth and final time in his career
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is a former professional Australian rules football player and past senior coach of the Essendon Football Club
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senior coach of the Essendon Football Club
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