Essendon Football Club would like to congratulate champion James Hird as he qualifies for an AFL Life Membership this weekend with his 300^th official game as a player and coach since his debut in 1992.

Hird, a former Essendon captain, two-time Premiership player and five-time All-Australian officially became a Legend of the Essendon Football Club this year after being inducted into the club’s Hall of Fame.

 

Recognizing his contribution to the wider game, Hird qualifies for an AFL Life Membership after 253 premiership games as a player, 21 pre-season games as a player, one state of origin game, four International Rules matches and 15 premiership games a coach and five pre-season games as a coach.

 

Hird, who played 253 games for the Bombers between 1992 and 2007, is in his first season as coach of Essendon.

 

 

- Drafted with selection 79 in the 1990 National Draft, making his AFL debut in 1992
- Played 253 games from 1992 to 2007
- Premiership player: 1993, 2000
- Captain from 1998 – 2005
- Essendon Best and Fairest: 1994, 1995, 1996, 2003 (joint), 2007
- Essendon Leading Goal-kicker: 1995, 1996
- Brownlow Medal: 1996
- Norm Smith Medal: 2000
- All-Australian: 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003
- Brownlow votes: 125
- Ranked at number three in the all-time Champions of Essendon
- Essendon Football Club Legend