1. I have been interested by James Hird over the last 2-3 weeks. While he was in our best against Melbourne, and far from disgraced previous to that, he just seems a little off. Maybe we all expect too much from the champ but in the pre-game to the Brisbane match I actually noticed him looking lethargic, and dare I say it, a little disinterested. Don’t get me wrong, I am a huge Hird fan. I was just wondering if something hasn’t been quite right with him. He seems to have lost a little run. (Ty Hoggins)
A. James is 30 plus. He is a leader and captain of our football club. He has had a huge campaign, probably one of his best pre-seasons in a number of years. He hasn’t missed a beat on the training track and game day. If he was a racehorse you’d put him in a paddock for a week or two to freshen him up. Fortunately we were able to do that with the break. He is a human being who has emotions and energy levels like every other person on this planet, but he also carries the weight on his shoulders of an AFL football club.
He is so passionate about the club and passionate about his football, that like all human beings he goes through ups and downs. So I think the break will do him an enormous amount of good. I know it will. You will see a different James Hird run out tonight for the Essendon Football Club than probably what you saw the last couple of weeks prior to the break.
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