Gary Hardeman
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Gary Hardeman (born 26 February 1950) is a former
Australian rules 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 ...
footballer who played for
Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
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) between the late 1960s and early 1980s. Hardeman played as a half back and made his senior debut for Melbourne in the
1967 VFL season The 1967 VFL season was the 71st season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 15 April until 23 September, and comprised an ...
. He remained with the club until
1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...
, finishing second in the
1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...
Brownlow Medal The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as "Charlie"), is awarded to the " best and fairest" player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by ...
count and earning
All Australian The All-Australian team is an all-star team of Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. It represents a complete team, including an interchange bench, of the best-performed players during the season, led by ...
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 The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport. Originally formed as the ...
(SANFL) but returned to Melbourne in
1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
to play for one final season. Hardeman is only one of four footballers, with
Trevor Barker Trevor Graeme Barker (7 October 1956 – 26 April 1996) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). One of the VFL's pin-up boys with his teen-idol appearance, blonde hair ...
,
Geoff Cunningham Geoff Cunningham (born 7 January 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Career Early days Cunningham was originally recruited from Golden Point in Ballarat on match per ...
and Steven Smith, to have played 200 VFL/AFL games but not play a final. In 2000 he was selected at centre half back in Melbourne's official 'Team of the Century'.


Statistics

: , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
, , 33 , , 8 , , 1 , , 2 , , 76 , , 13 , , 89 , , 13 , , , , 0.1 , , 0.3 , , 9.5 , , 1.6 , , 11.1 , , 1.6 , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,
1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...
, , 33 , , 17 , , 21 , , 19 , , 168 , , 25 , , 193 , , 48 , , , , 1.2 , , 1.1 , , 9.9 , , 1.5 , , 11.4 , , 2.8 , , , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,
1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
, , 33 , , 19 , , 15 , , 13 , , 248 , , 64 , , 312 , , 62 , , , , 0.8 , , 0.7 , , 13.1 , , 3.4 , , 16.4 , , 3.3 , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
, , 33 , , 22 , , 1 , , 4 , , 337 , , 34 , , 371 , , 96 , , , , 0.0 , , 0.2 , , 15.3 , , 1.5 , , 16.9 , , 4.4 , , , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,
1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...
, , 33 , , 20 , , 0 , , 1 , , 280 , , 42 , , 322 , , 95 , , , , 0.0 , , 0.1 , , 14.0 , , 2.1 , , 16.1 , , 4.8 , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
, , 33 , , 21 , , 10 , , 6 , , 335 , , 56 , , 391 , , 124 , , , , 0.5 , , 0.3 , , 16.0 , , 2.7 , , 18.6 , , 5.9 , , , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,
1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...
, , 33 , , 21 , , 6 , , 7 , , 272 , , 63 , , 335 , , 98 , , , , 0.3 , , 0.3 , , 13.0 , , 3.0 , , 16.0 , , 4.7 , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,
1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...
, , 33 , , 20 , , 11 , , 15 , , 289 , , 100 , , 389 , , 91 , , , , 0.6 , , 0.8 , , 14.5 , , 5.0 , , 19.5 , , 4.6 , , , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,
1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
, , 33 , , 21 , , 31 , , 27 , , 288 , , 93 , , 381 , , 70 , , , , 1.5 , , 1.4 , , 14.4 , , 4.7 , , 19.1 , , 3.5 , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,
1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...
, , 33 , , 20 , , 7 , , 7 , , 279 , , 88 , , 367 , , 75 , , , , 0.4 , , 0.4 , , 14.0 , , 4.4 , , 18.4 , , 3.8 , , , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,
1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...
, , 33 , , 21 , , 10 , , 4 , , 276 , , 118 , , 394 , , 87 , , , , 0.5 , , 0.2 , , 13.1 , , 5.6 , , 18.8 , , 4.1 , , , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,
1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
, , 11 , , 9 , , 0 , , 0 , , 79 , , 62 , , 141 , , 35 , , , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 8.8 , , 6.9 , , 15.7 , , 3.9 , , , - class="sortbottom" ! colspan=3, Career ! 219 ! 113 ! 105 ! 2927 ! 758 ! 3685 ! 894 ! ! 0.5 ! 0.5 ! 13.4 ! 3.5 ! 16.9 ! 4.1 !


Notes


References


Presentation by Demons, ''The Age'', (Friday, 5 July 1963), p.22.


External links

* *
Demonwiki profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hardeman, Gary 1950 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Melbourne Football Club players Sturt Football Club players All-Australians (1953–1988) Living people