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Recruited from [[Williamstown Football Club|Williamstown]], Hird joined the [[Hawthorn Football Club]] where he made his debut in 1938. He played 14 games for the club before moving to [[Essendon FC|Essendon]] in 1940. It was at the Bombers he enjoyed his greatest success, playing 102 games from 1940 to 1945 as a pacy flanker, and being a part of the 1942 premiership team. |
Recruited from [[Williamstown Football Club|Williamstown]], Hird joined the [[Hawthorn Football Club]] where he made his debut in 1938. He played 14 games for the club before moving to [[Essendon FC|Essendon]] in 1940. It was at the Bombers he enjoyed his greatest success, playing 102 games from 1940 to 1945 as a pacy flanker, and being a part of the 1942 premiership team. |
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==VFL coaching career== |
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Hird later spent two years with the [[St Kilda Football Club]] as captain-coach, leaving at the end of 1947. After returning to Essendon, Hird was captain-coach of the Essendon Seconds (Reserves) team from 1948 to 1952 and non-playing coach from 1953 to 1954, before retiring from all forms of playing. In his seven years as captain-coach of the Seconds, the team won the premiership twice, in 1950 and 1952 (Hird's last match), and was runner-up three times. |
Hird later spent two years with the [[St Kilda Football Club]] as captain-coach, leaving at the end of 1947. After returning to Essendon, Hird was captain-coach of the Essendon Seconds (Reserves) team from 1948 to 1952 and non-playing coach from 1953 to 1954, before retiring from all forms of playing. In his seven years as captain-coach of the Seconds, the team won the premiership twice, in 1950 and 1952 (Hird's last match), and was runner-up three times. |
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