Gary Hardeman

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.

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

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'.

Statistics
[2]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
1967 Melbourne 3381276138913N/A0.10.39.51.611.11.6N/A
1968 Melbourne 331721191682519348N/A1.21.19.91.511.42.8N/A
1969 Melbourne 331915132486431262N/A0.80.713.13.416.43.3N/A
1970 Melbourne 3322143373437196N/A0.00.215.31.516.94.4N/A
1971 Melbourne 3320012804232295N/A0.00.114.02.116.14.8N/A
1972 Melbourne 332110633556391124N/A0.50.316.02.718.65.9N/A
1973 Melbourne 3321672726333598N/A0.30.313.03.016.04.7N/A
1974 Melbourne 3320111528910038991N/A0.60.814.55.019.54.6N/A
1975 Melbourne 332131272889338170N/A1.51.414.44.719.13.5N/A
1976 Melbourne 3320772798836775N/A0.40.414.04.418.43.8N/A
1977 Melbourne 332110427611839487N/A0.50.213.15.618.84.1N/A
1981 Melbourne 11900796214135N/A0.00.08.86.915.73.9N/A
Career 219 113 105 2927 758 3685 894 N/A 0.5 0.5 13.4 3.5 16.9 4.1 N/A

References
  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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