Leigh Harding

Leigh Harding
Personal information
Date of birth	26 April 1981
Original team(s)	Bannockburn/Geelong U18
Debut	Round 17, 28 July 2001, Kangaroos vs. Brisbane Lions, at Colonial Stadium
Height / weight	181cm / 84kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2001–2010	North Melbourne	141 (157)
Coaching career^3
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
2013–2014	Brisbane Lions (NEAFL)	39 (25–14–0)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2010. ^3 Coaching statistics correct as of 2014.
Career highlights
Kangaroos leading goalkicker 2003

Leigh Harding (born 26 April 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He currently serves as an Offensive Skills coach at the Brisbane Lions, and also as an assistant coach of the Lions' NEAFL reserves team.^[1]

Originally from Teesdale, Victoria, a small town near 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, 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.

Leigh Harding retired from football in 2010.

References

1. "Vero Coaching Group". lions.com.au. Brisbane Lions. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

External links

• Leigh Harding's profile on the official website of the North Melbourne Football Club
• Leigh Harding's statistics from AFL Tables