Harold "Peter" Hardiman (20 February 1905 – 8 November 1971) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...

in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

(VFL). Although his name was Harold he was known during his football career as Peter so there would be no confusion between him and teammate

Harold Craven Thomas Harold Craven (26 April 1895 – 26 November 1970) was a player for Geelong in the VFL The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professi ...

. Hardiman played much of his career beside brother Les and was used mostly as a follower. A premiership player in 1931, he earned Victorian interstate selection in the same year. Six years later he played in another Geelong premiership. He is credited as being one of the last players from the club to regularly use the place kick during games.

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* 1905 births 1971 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Chilwell Football Club players Geelong Football Club players Geelong Football Club Premiership players Two-time VFL/AFL Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1905-stub