Recent from talks
Damien Hardwick
Knowledge base stats:
Talk channels stats:
Members stats:
Damien Hardwick
Damien Patrick Hardwick (born 18 August 1972) is a current Australian rules football coach and former player who is the head coach of the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League. He is the former senior coach of the Richmond Football Club, serving in the role between 2010 and mid-2023 inclusive and winning three premierships (2017, 2019, 2020).
Hardwick played 207 AFL games as a defender, comprising 153 games for Essendon (1993–2001) and 54 games for Port Adelaide (2002–2004). He won premierships with each club—in 2000 and 2004, respectively.
Hardwick was appointed head coach of Richmond at the end of the 2009 season, in which the club had placed second-last. In 2013, Hardwick's fourth season in charge, Richmond returned to the finals after an eleven-year absence, and in 2017 they defeated Adelaide in the Grand Final to claim their first premiership since 1980. Hardwick also coached Richmond to the 2019 and 2020 premierships and is the longest-tenured coach in the club's history.
He attended St Joseph's College in Ferntree Gully. Hardwick was a key player in the school's football side, which was highly competitive against other private schools in the EIS sports program. In football, Hardwick was usually on the field for most of the game and known to be a tough, hard working, and versatile player who kept stability in play for his side. Although he was often outclassed by others on field,[citation needed] his all-round abilities were vital to the side.
He got his nickname Dimma due to his habit as a young man getting a deal at a local fish and chip shop where he could buy three dim sims for 60 cents.
Beginning his AFL career with the Essendon Football Club in 1994, Hardwick was known as a tough, solid defender. His aggressive nature sometimes got him into trouble at the AFL Tribunal. He was a crucial member of Essendon's 2000 premiership side. Hardwick played for Essendon from 1994 until 2001 for a total of 153 games and 13 goals.
Hardwick was traded from Essendon to the Port Adelaide Football Club at the end of the 2001 season, and he played with the side from 2002 until his retirement at the end of the 2004 season for a total of 54 games and one goal. He was part of Port's premiership win in 2004. In the 2004 Grand Final, he won three free kicks at crucial times, including a reversal against Jason Akermanis which cost the Brisbane Lions a shot at goal.
In 2005, Hardwick began working as an assistant coach under senior coach Alastair Clarkson at Hawthorn. In 2007, he was shortlisted for the senior coaching job at Melbourne Football Club. However, he was unsuccessful, with the position going to Dean Bailey. Following this application, he was also shortlisted for the senior coaching job at Essendon Football Club to replace the outgoing Kevin Sheedy. However, he was overlooked in favour of former Richmond captain Matthew Knights.
Hub AI
Damien Hardwick AI simulator
(@Damien Hardwick_simulator)
Damien Hardwick
Damien Patrick Hardwick (born 18 August 1972) is a current Australian rules football coach and former player who is the head coach of the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League. He is the former senior coach of the Richmond Football Club, serving in the role between 2010 and mid-2023 inclusive and winning three premierships (2017, 2019, 2020).
Hardwick played 207 AFL games as a defender, comprising 153 games for Essendon (1993–2001) and 54 games for Port Adelaide (2002–2004). He won premierships with each club—in 2000 and 2004, respectively.
Hardwick was appointed head coach of Richmond at the end of the 2009 season, in which the club had placed second-last. In 2013, Hardwick's fourth season in charge, Richmond returned to the finals after an eleven-year absence, and in 2017 they defeated Adelaide in the Grand Final to claim their first premiership since 1980. Hardwick also coached Richmond to the 2019 and 2020 premierships and is the longest-tenured coach in the club's history.
He attended St Joseph's College in Ferntree Gully. Hardwick was a key player in the school's football side, which was highly competitive against other private schools in the EIS sports program. In football, Hardwick was usually on the field for most of the game and known to be a tough, hard working, and versatile player who kept stability in play for his side. Although he was often outclassed by others on field,[citation needed] his all-round abilities were vital to the side.
He got his nickname Dimma due to his habit as a young man getting a deal at a local fish and chip shop where he could buy three dim sims for 60 cents.
Beginning his AFL career with the Essendon Football Club in 1994, Hardwick was known as a tough, solid defender. His aggressive nature sometimes got him into trouble at the AFL Tribunal. He was a crucial member of Essendon's 2000 premiership side. Hardwick played for Essendon from 1994 until 2001 for a total of 153 games and 13 goals.
Hardwick was traded from Essendon to the Port Adelaide Football Club at the end of the 2001 season, and he played with the side from 2002 until his retirement at the end of the 2004 season for a total of 54 games and one goal. He was part of Port's premiership win in 2004. In the 2004 Grand Final, he won three free kicks at crucial times, including a reversal against Jason Akermanis which cost the Brisbane Lions a shot at goal.
In 2005, Hardwick began working as an assistant coach under senior coach Alastair Clarkson at Hawthorn. In 2007, he was shortlisted for the senior coaching job at Melbourne Football Club. However, he was unsuccessful, with the position going to Dean Bailey. Following this application, he was also shortlisted for the senior coaching job at Essendon Football Club to replace the outgoing Kevin Sheedy. However, he was overlooked in favour of former Richmond captain Matthew Knights.
Recent media