Player
James Hird
Essendon · #5·16 seasons (1992–2007)·253 games·Born 4-Feb-1973 (age 53)·188 cm·89 kg
Games
253
Disposals
5,075
Goals
343
Tackles
439
Brownlow votes
125
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Essendon | 4 | 11.2 | 6.0 | 17.2 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | Essendon | 16 | 10.9 | 5.5 | 16.4 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 |
| 1994 | Essendon | 20 | 11.2 | 7.8 | 18.9 | 7.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1995 | Essendon | 24 | 10.6 | 8.4 | 19.0 | 7.4 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1996 | Essendon | 24 | 13.8 | 9.9 | 23.6 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 |
| 1997 | Essendon | 7 | 10.7 | 6.7 | 17.4 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1998 | Essendon | 13 | 12.2 | 6.8 | 19.1 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 4.2 | — | — | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| 1999 | Essendon | 2 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 15.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 9.5 | 2.5 | — |
| 2000 | Essendon | 20 | 14.7 | 7.2 | 21.9 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 9.8 | 12.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 |
| 2001 | Essendon | 22 | 12.1 | 6.1 | 18.2 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 10.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| 2002 | Essendon | 16 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 21.0 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 7.6 | 13.3 | 1.9 | 0.5 |
| 2003 | Essendon | 18 | 15.5 | 6.5 | 22.0 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 2.6 | 1.2 |
| 2004 | Essendon | 20 | 15.3 | 5.7 | 21.1 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.7 | — | 4.0 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 2.4 | 0.5 |
| 2005 | Essendon | 17 | 13.8 | 4.7 | 18.5 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 8.0 | 10.6 | 2.6 | 0.5 |
| 2006 | Essendon | 13 | 13.2 | 7.2 | 20.4 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 7.5 | 12.9 | 1.7 | 0.4 |
| 2007 | Essendon | 17 | 16.4 | 5.5 | 21.9 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | — | 4.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 7.8 | 14.3 | 2.8 | 0.5 |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Essendon | 4 | 45 | 24 | 69 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | Essendon | 16 | 174 | 88 | 262 | 89 | 16 | 31 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1994 | Essendon | 20 | 224 | 155 | 379 | 143 | 31 | 27 | 17 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1995 | Essendon | 24 | 254 | 201 | 455 | 177 | 25 | 47 | 31 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| 1996 | Essendon | 24 | 330 | 237 | 567 | 175 | 34 | 39 | 39 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 |
| 1997 | Essendon | 7 | 75 | 47 | 122 | 31 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1998 | Essendon | 13 | 159 | 89 | 248 | 73 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 58 | 16 | 55 | — | — | 15 | 4 |
| 1999 | Essendon | 2 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 5 | — |
| 2000 | Essendon | 20 | 294 | 145 | 439 | 115 | 41 | 36 | 18 | 5 | 96 | 20 | 68 | 197 | 240 | 32 | 16 |
| 2001 | Essendon | 22 | 266 | 134 | 400 | 109 | 45 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 83 | 19 | 66 | 175 | 232 | 27 | 5 |
| 2002 | Essendon | 16 | 232 | 104 | 336 | 84 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 62 | 27 | 56 | 121 | 213 | 31 | 7 |
| 2003 | Essendon | 18 | 279 | 117 | 396 | 77 | 44 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 81 | 39 | 63 | 205 | 197 | 47 | 19 |
| 2004 | Essendon | 20 | 307 | 114 | 421 | 103 | 40 | 25 | 14 | — | 81 | 37 | 68 | 210 | 211 | 48 | 9 |
| 2005 | Essendon | 17 | 234 | 80 | 314 | 78 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 77 | 27 | 42 | 136 | 180 | 45 | 8 |
| 2006 | Essendon | 13 | 172 | 93 | 265 | 86 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 46 | 20 | 35 | 98 | 168 | 22 | 5 |
| 2007 | Essendon | 17 | 278 | 94 | 372 | 109 | 38 | 8 | 6 | — | 80 | 44 | 56 | 132 | 244 | 48 | 9 |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
35
34, 34, 33, 33, 33, 32, 32, 31, 31
Kicks
27
26, 25, 24, 24, 23, 23, 23, 22, 22
Marks
15
15, 14, 13, 13, 13, 12, 12, 11, 11
Handballs
16
16, 15, 15, 15, 15, 14, 14, 14, 14
Goals
6
6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4
Behinds
5
5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3
Hit Outs
4
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2
Tackles
8
7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5
Rebounds
6
6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Inside 50s
14
11, 10, 10, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8
Clearances
8
8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7
Clangers
9
8, 7, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5
Frees
5
4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3
Frees Against
5
4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Contested Possessions
20
18, 18, 18, 16, 16, 16, 15, 15, 15
Uncontested Possessions
25
21, 21, 20, 20, 20, 19, 19, 19, 19
Contested Marks
5
4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Marks Inside 50
6
5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
One Percenters
6
5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3
Bounces
3
3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1
Goal Assists
3
3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2