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Kyle Hardingham

Essendon and Essendon

AFL career

65 games21 goals

Debut
R17 2010 v NTH24 July 2010
Most recent
R16 2014 v PAD5 July 2014

Stats

AFL

2014
ESS
8
5.0
1.8
6.8
3.4
0.1
0.3
2.3
1.1
0.4
44
46
2013
ESS
8
8.0
5.4
13.4
5.4
0.0
0.3
1.6
0.4
0.4
59
63
2012
ESS
21
7.8
4.3
12.1
3.9
0.4
0.6
1.7
0.0
0.0
49
64
2011
ESS
22
9.7
5.4
15.0
5.1
0.8
0.6
1.9
0.0
0.0
62
75
2010
ESS
6
6.0
4.0
10.0
4.7
0.5
1.0
2.0
1.3
1.3
55
57

VFL

2015
ESS
15
11.0
2.9
13.9
6.3
0.7
0.6
2.1
2.2
0.7
79
2014
ESS
8
8.9
4.3
13.1
5.1
0.6
0.1
1.8
1.6
1.0
69
2013
ESS
10
11.1
5.6
16.7
5.8
0.8
0.9
1.5
0.1
0.1
67
League
Season
PAD
AO
R16
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
5
0.0
26
31
GEE
ES
R15
2
1
3
2
0
0
0
2
0.1
23
24
COL
MCG
R6
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
2
0.0
13
13
STK
ES
R5
5
1
6
2
0
0
0
3
0.2
37
32
FRE
PS
R4
4
2
6
3
1
0
0
1
2.0
42
37
CAR
MCG
R3
7
0
7
6
0
0
0
2
3.0
65
76
HAW
ES
R2
7
4
11
4
0
0
0
2
2.0
61
83
NTH
ES
R1
12
5
17
9
0
1
0
1
2.0
86
73

Profile

Born
01 Sept 1988 (age 38y 51d)
Height
186 cm
Weight
85 kg

Teams

Recruited from East Fremantle as a mature-age prospect in the 2010 Pre-season Draft, Kyle Hardingham initially displayed potential as a forward before reinventing himself as a courageous defender. Although undersized for a key position post, he utilised an impressive vertical leap to play taller than his stature, often tasked with curbing dangerous opposition forwards while peeling off to intercept. His most productive spell came between 2011 and 2012, where his reliability in the back half resulted in a top-ten finish in the Crichton Medal. Despite his brave style of play and ability to take spectacular marks, Hardingham struggled to maintain a permanent spot in the senior side as the club's defensive depth improved, leading to his delisting at the conclusion of the 2014 season.