Tom Hardiman (30 November 1882 – 30 July 1967) 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

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(VFL). He was also known as "Ranji" Hardiman.

Career

Hardiman played a season in the

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(VFA) with Port Melbourne in 1902, but was at Chilwell when he was recruited by Geelong, in the

1907 VFL season The 1907 VFL season was the eleventh season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured eight clubs, ran from 27 April until 21 September, and comprised ...

. A forward, Hardiman kicked 14 goals from 13 appearances for Geelong in 1907. He had a better season in 1908 when he was Geelong's leading goalkicker with 25 goals and played in all 18 games. He returned to the VFA in 1909 and played for the Brighton Football Club, then went back to Chilwell in 1910, as club captain.

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* 1882 births 1967 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Geelong Football Club players Port Melbourne Football Club players Brighton Football Club players Chilwell Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1882-stub