Leigh Harding

Infobox afl player


firstname = Leigh
lastname = Harding


| birthdate = Birth date and age|1981|4|26|df=y
birthplace =
originalteam = Bannockburn/Geelong U18
dead = alive
heightweight = 180cm / 83kg
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = Round 17, 28 July 2001
debutteam = Kangaroos
debutopponent = Brisbane Lions
debutstadium = Colonial Stadium
playingteams = Kangaroos (2001-)

89 games, 123 goals
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 2006
careerhighlights =

*Kangaroos leading goalkicker 2003

Leigh Harding (born 26 April 1981) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

Originally from Bannockburn, Victoria, Harding then played under-18 football with the Geelong Falcons before he moved to play with Geelong in the VFL.

Selected in the 2000 rookie draft, he was elevated from the Kangaroos' rookie list in 2001, where he made his debut as a 20-year-old.

A crumbing forward, Harding has the tendency to miss simple shots at goal on the run, although he has a high work rate. He topped the Kangaroos goalkicking in 2003 with just 33 goals, an equal personal best season haul.

In 2005, Harding moved from being a fringe player to more of a regular role. This improved in 2006 when he played 19 games out of 21, up until the final training session before Round 22, the final week of the season as the worst of luck struck as he suffered a knee injury, requiring a knee reconstruction, keeping him out of playing for around 12 months.

External links

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*AflRleague|ref=L/Leigh_Harding.html