Past #39: Leigh Harding - selected with #13 in 2000 RD - retired at end of 2010 season - coaches at BL

[Shinboner '07]

yeah hes finished

 

[DJ Dupree]

I think I've said before - after the knee, he came back playing with the gratitude of an RSPCA dog picked up by a loving family. Now he is a spoilt Pomeranian sitting on an uppity lady's knee eating single serves of My Dog.

Yes, he's there cos of injuries and unfortunately doesn't seem to have long left in the game. And after tonight I'm annoyed for sure, but not bothered about the future. No Petrie, Wells, McMahon, Grima, Pratt, Anthony... And we're playing guys like this, and Hale after already having played (and eaten a sausage roll). It's not like these spuds are keeping out kids who are showing great signs - the're seriously all we have left.

Massively shite though that Harding has gone this way. I don't know what's gone on there.

 

[ansonholt]

Horrible game. I counted at least three 20m chip passes out of the backline that bounced in front of team mates. One lead directly to a turnover, from memory.

Not only that, did not run, did not work and only did one good thing, and that was the assist on Goldy's goal in the 4th. Don't know what the selection committee will do with him but I've lost faith.

 

[Errol Street]

Terrible game tonight but not the only one.

Campbell was awful and should not keep his place in this team.

I think we missed Grima tonight. He holds the backline together.

Not happy about tonight game.

Actually pissed off.

We had 3 ruckmen they had 1 our midfield got killed.

ES

 

[The Ardent Army]

Gone

but not forgotten - recovering from the knee was a massive effort and at times last season gave everything for the cause

 

[Brad Roo]

Given a bath by a rookie.

He's gone.

I would play any other available player on our list ahead of him from now on and bring him back in for CJ's farewell game.

 

[RoyalBlue]

Given a bath by a rookie.

He's gone.

I would play any other available player on our list ahead of him from now on and bring him back in for CJ's farewell game.

McMillan looked like he was operating in slow motion and still dominating junior footy at one stage, but I'll be ****ing riotous if Harding is played in front of McMillan.

 

[scottywiper]

Campbell and Harding should be dropped.
But injuries may save them?

 

[Brad Roo]

McMillan looked like he was operating in slow motion and still dominating junior footy at one stage, but I'll be ****ing riotous if Harding is played in front of McMillan.

Yep agree, MacMillan look fazed by the pace of the match.

Still, the bummers going one way at the docklands is about as hot as it gets.

 

[shinboner magic]

He was shocking but he was played at fullback ,so Scott has to take some of the blame.

Should of been on the wing or HBF.

 

[RoyalBlue]

He was shocking but he was played at fullback ,so Scott has to take some of the blame.

Should of been on the wing or HBF.

That fist pumping ******** Hardingham was at Full Forward?

 

[Ashley B]

Another debutant getting lots of goals as something similar to what Basil Fawlty said what is a Hardingham anyway, a ham that's gone off. 4 goals Unbelievable .

 

[Devil Fish]

Was he on 1st gamer Hardingham last night? If so, he got smashed senseless. I cannot fathom the demise in form of Harding. I am bamboozled.

 

[B-Rock]

I thought he was finished 2 years ago and I was wrong.

Surely this is the end though.

 

[LB2Snake]

Game's gone past him......or finally caught up with him. I think errors these days are so critical, most goals come from turnovers for example, that he's not up to it any more.

 

[The Big H]

Has Turtle done enough over the last few weeks to have a career at North next year?

 

[Dan]

I'd retain him....unless we got a trade offer worth considering

 

[gokangas]

Likely to retire I think.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Depends on trade week.

If we are active, especially for blokes like Hale, he may not get a chance if we have decent draft picks/players coming in to take list spots.

 

[RoyalBlue]

Delist.

 

[stoja]

reality is he will probably stay..

 

[Tas]

Assuming anyone we trade is for another decent pick or player so we need to make room for 3-4 players at least, 4-6 if we plan to elevate rookies.

Possibly leaving?

Jones
Harding
Smith

It has got me stuffed who else will be given the shove. How is Benjamin travelling?

Is Lower contracted? I know he was part of our required midfield this year but with Cunnington, Ziebell, Swallow and Bastinac we are probably more in need of some real quality outside mids to top it off.

The other question mark would be Ross.

I am not advocating that anyone should go, just trying to figure out who might go. With our recruiters doing such an awesome job of late it seems criminal to only go in with the bare minimum of picks if this draft is as good and deep as some have suggested.

 

[The Chiefton]

Very loyal clubman and has worked his backside off to get to where he is. It would be sad to see him delisted and I hope he goes out on his own terms, perhaps another one year contract if a trade can't be worked out?

But then again the same kind of tough call was made on Daniel Harris so he could be in a bit of strife.

 

[pooley]

Harding has pace which is still a very sought after footballing commodity. I can't see him improving but he does add depth and can play either end of the ground.

The likes of josh Smith, Ben Ross are more likely to go IMO.

I would not object to a 12 month deal. I am assuming that the draft will be fairly thin for us with gold Coast skimming the cream.

 

[Archer_11]

I've loved his games over the past few weeks, really hungry and a great depth option. Call me deluded but I would have thought he was safe!