Gary Hardeman

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Gary Hardeman
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-02-26) 26 February 1950 (age 73)
Original team(s) St Peters, East Bentleigh. Moorabbin Technical School
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1967–77, 1981 Melbourne 219 (113)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1981.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gary Hardeman (born 26 February 1950) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between the late 1960s and early 1980s.

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Hardeman played as a half back and made his senior debut for Melbourne in the 1967 VFL season. He remained with the club until 1977, finishing second in the 1974 Brownlow Medal count and earning All Australian selection for his performance in the 1972 Perth Carnival. After leaving the club at the end of 1977 Hardeman joined Sturt in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) but returned to Melbourne in 1981 to play for one final season.

Hardeman is only one of four footballers, with Trevor Barker, Geoff Cunningham and Steven Smith, to have played 200 VFL/AFL games but not play a final. [1]

In 2000 he was selected at centre half back in Melbourne's official 'Team of the Century'.[ citation needed ]

Statistics

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Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
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Disposals  
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds  
  H  
Handballs  
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Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
1967 Melbourne 33812761389130.10.39.51.611.11.6
1968 Melbourne 3317211916825193481.21.19.91.511.42.8
1969 Melbourne 3319151324864312620.80.713.13.416.43.3
1970 Melbourne 33221433734371960.00.215.31.516.94.4
1971 Melbourne 33200128042322950.00.114.02.116.14.8
1972 Melbourne 3321106335563911240.50.316.02.718.65.9
1973 Melbourne 33216727263335980.30.313.03.016.04.7
1974 Melbourne 33201115289100389910.60.814.55.019.54.6
1975 Melbourne 3321312728893381701.51.414.44.719.13.5
1976 Melbourne 33207727988367750.40.414.04.418.43.8
1977 Melbourne 3321104276118394870.50.213.15.618.84.1
1981 Melbourne 119007962141350.00.08.86.915.73.9
Career219113105292775836858940.50.513.43.516.94.1

Notes

  1. Wilson, Caroline. "New MCC chief Steven Smith has some regrets over his 200-game football career". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  2. "Gary Hardeman stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 November 2016.

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