This could be James Hird's last season of AFL football and Essendon fans won't want to miss a minute of it. In his weekly column -
The Word from Hird - the club's greatest living player will tell us what is on his mind as the season unfolds. Without the pressures of captaincy he might just cut loose on field and his insights into season 2006 are sure to make great reading.
Hird's 2006 columns
- TANKING TALK SIMPLY RUBBISH, Monday, 17 July 2006
- INJURY COUNT EVENTUALLY TAKES ITS TOLL, Monday, 3 July 2006
- SWEATING ON ANGOLA IN GERMANY, Thursday, 8 June 2006
- THE SEARCH FOR SELF-BELIEF, Wednesday, 17 May 2006
- YOUNGSTERS LIVE AND LEARN, Tuesday, 9 May 2006
- LOCAL UMPIRES BENEFIT FROM FACILITY UPGRADE, Monday, 1 May 2006
- LLOYD STAMPS HIS AUTHORITY, Monday, 3 April 2006
Hird's 2005 columns
- JUNIOR UMPIRES NEED OUR SUPPORT, Wednesday, 24 August 2005
- NOT TIME TO WALK AWAY, Tuesday, 16 August 2005
- BENDIGO BOYS DESERVE A PAT ON THE BACK, Tuesday, 2 August 2005
- BIG SHOES TO FILL, Wednesday, 27 July 2005
- YOU WOULDN'T HAVE SOLLY ANY OTHER WAY, Thursday, 21 July 2005
- WORK THROUGH THE TOUGH TIMES TOGETHER, Wednesday, 13 July 2005
- THE START OF SOMETHING BIG, Wednesday, 6 July 2005
- RIOLI MAGIC A RARE THING, Monday, 27 June 2005
- HIRD: WE LET OUR FANS DOWN, Monday, 6 June 2005
- FLETCHER SIMPLY A STAR, Tuesday, 31 May 2005
- IF WE DELIVER, LLOYD WILL DELIVER, Wednesday, 25 May 2005
- SITTING ON THE PINE IS FINE, Tuesday, 17 May 2005
- PLAYERS AND UMPIRES SHOULD BE SEEN BUT NOT HEARD, Monday, 9 May 2005
- YOUNGSTERS HAVE THE PLACE BUBBLING, Tuesday, 26 April 2005
- WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER, Tuesday, 19 April 2005
- DON'T SELL OUR KIDS SHORT, Monday, 11 April 2005
- WE MUST LEARN AND MOVE ON, Monday, 4 April 2005
- FLAT BUT FOCUSED, Tuesday, 29 March 2005
Hird's 2004 columns
- A DEFINING DAY FOR DAVID HILLE, Monday, 6 September 2004
- MAKING HIS MARK, Monday, 30 August 2004
- EVERYTHING WENT TO PLAN ... ALMOST!, Tuesday, 24 August 2004
- HIRD: SOLLY SPARKS THE TEAM, Tuesday, 17 August 2004
- HIRD: WE PLAYED SELFISH FOOTBALL, Monday, 9 August 2004
- THE 'PRESSURE COOKER' LIVES UP TO ITS NAME, Monday, 2 August 2004
- LET'S GET IT RIGHT FROM THE START, Tuesday, 27 July 2004
- CLANGER COUNT TELLS THE TALE, Monday, 5 July 2004
- RESTED AND READY FOR THE ROOS, Monday, 28 June 2004
- DON'T DWELL ON THE PAST; FOCUS ON THE FUTURE, Monday, 21 June 2004
- COURAGE COMES IN MANY FORMS, Monday, 7 June 2004
- COACH COOK JUSTIFIED, Monday, 31 May 2004
- MIDFIELD TRIO STAND TALL , Tuesday, 25 May 2004
- OLD HEADS ENGINEER VICTORY, Monday, 10 May 2004
- A GREAT CONTEST WITHIN A CONTEST, Wednesday, 5 May 2004
- FOUNDATIONS LAID FOR SEASON AHEAD, Monday, 26 April 2004
- RAMA'S BACK IN BUSINESS, Monday, 19 April 2004
- LET'S MOVE ON , Wednesday, 14 April 2004
- HIRD: EFFORT GOOD BUT NOT THE RESULT, Monday, 5 April 2004
- A LESSON LEARNED, TIME TO MOVE ON, Monday, 29 March 2004
Hird's 2003 columns
