Kristian Bardsley (born 13 September 1972) is a former

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player.

Name

Bardsley began his sporting career known as Kristian Anning, changing his name after transferring from North Melbourne to St Kilda.

Playing career

Bardsley joined North Melbourne before the

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, making his debut against

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in Round 2. He played three matches for the ''Kangaroos'' for the season. He had to wait until Round 16 of the

1993 AFL season The 1993 AFL season was the 97th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured fifte ...

to play again, the first of two matches for the season. At the end of the season he was delisted by North Melbourne. Bardsley was selection number 34 in the 1994 AFL Pre-season draft by St Kilda. He found success early with the Saints, playing 15 matches during the

1994 AFL season The 1994 AFL season was the 98th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured fifte ...

. He followed this up in

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with 16 games and 18 in

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. During a match in 1996 against

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Bardsley was struck by Gary Ablett on the jaw, leaving a wound that required 18 stitches. Despite the severity of the injury, Bardsley returned to action two weeks later. Due to injury and form he was only able to play three matches in

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and one match in

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before being delisted at the end of the season. In 1999 he played for Springvale in the Victorian Football League. He played in their premiership-winning team, however he was knocked unconscious early in the grand final. He later played four seasons while coaching Scoresby before retiring in 2006.

Coaching career

From 2003 to 2022, Bardsley coached Scoresby in the Eastern Football League, winning the Division Two premiership in 2006.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bardsley, Kristian 1972 births St Kilda Football Club players North Melbourne Football Club players Australian rules football coaches Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Living people