James Hird
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James Albert Hird is a former professional Australian rules football player and past senior coach of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League.
Hird with Port Melbourne in 2025
Kevin Sheedy and Hird farewell banner ahead of their final game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Essendon Football Club
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The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed the Bombers or colloquially the Dons or Sash Wearers, is a professional Australian rules football club that plays in the Australian Football League, the game's pr
James Hird
…James Albert Hird (born 4 February 1973) is a former professional Australian rules football player and past senior coach of the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Hird played as a midfielder and half-forward, but he was often given free rein by then-Essendon coach Kevin…
Essendon players and officials in 1872
Scenes from the 1891 VFA Premiership Match in which Essendon defeated Carlton
The Essendon side that won the 1897 VFL premiership
Dave Smith captained Essendon to premiership success in 1911.