Bradley John Hardie was born on 10 October 1962 and is a former Australian rules footballer who represented Footscray, Brisbane Bears, and Collingwood in the Australian Football League as well as South Fremantle in the West Australian Football League.
22 Facts About Brad Hardie
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Stocky built with bright red hair, Hardie was a versatile, attacking footballer who could play either as a forward or a defender; he won the game's highest individual honour, the Brownlow Medal, playing in the back pocket, but led the goalkicking at Brisbane and South Fremantle.
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Brad Hardie made his league debut for South Fremantle Football Club in the WAFL in 1979 as a 16-year-old.
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In 1982 Brad Hardie was awarded the AW Walker Medal for the fairest and best player for South Fremantle.
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In 1984 Brad Hardie was appointed captain of South Fremantle and was the equal leading goalkicker.
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Brad Hardie is the only player to be awarded two Tassie Medals.
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Brad Hardie claimed the Brownlow Medal, only the second player since Haydn Bunton Sr.
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However, Brad Hardie was returned to the field in the third quarter and ended up being among Footscray's best in a 27-point win.
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Brad Hardie left the ground straight after the game and was placed under a media ban by the club.
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Brad Hardie failed to attend a 10 am training session the following day.
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That Monday, Brad Hardie and Malthouse met for a two-hour discussion, after which Malthouse denied that there was a rift between him and Brad Hardie.
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Brad Hardie was selected to play against Hawthorn in what would turn out to be his last game for Footscray.
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From an individual perspective, Brad Hardie had an outstanding season, winning his second Tassie Medal, Footscray's best and fairest and earning an All-Australian selection.
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Beasley, for his part, supported Malthouse and felt that Brad Hardie's actions were detrimental to team harmony.
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Brad Hardie was leading goalkicker for the Bears in 1989 and 1990 and set a record of 9 goals in a game against Carlton in 1989.
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Brad Hardie was the first player to play 100 games for Brisbane.
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Brad Hardie was drafted by the Sydney Swans in the mid-year draft of 1993, but did not play a game for the club.
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Brad Hardie retired in 1994 and joined the media as a sports talkback radio host and commentator with Perth radio station 6PR.
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Brad Hardie has hosted various government, corporate and sporting events across Australia as an accomplished master of ceremonies.
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However, Brad Hardie denied that he was in financial trouble or that it had any relation to gambling debts.
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In November 2010, Brad Hardie was convicted of four taxation offenses: two charges of misusing an ABN and two of tax fraud.
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Brad Hardie admitted he collected more than $26,000 in GST but did not forward it to the Australian Taxation Office.