Les Hardiman

Leslie Francis 'Splinter' Hardiman (1 April 1911 – 29 June 1962)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the VFL during the 1930s.

Les Hardiman
Personal information
Full name Leslie Francis Hardiman
Date of birth 1 April 1911
Place of birth Geelong, Victoria
Date of death 29 June 1962(1962-06-29) (aged 51)
Place of death Werribee, Victoria
Original team(s) Chilwell (GJFA)
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1929-1937 Geelong 135 (236)
1938–1941 Subiaco 057 (122)
1946–1948 Yarraville (VFA) 035 0(83)
1949 Brunswick (VFA) 014 0(43)
Total ? (?)
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1947 Yarraville 22 (7–15–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Hardiman was nicknamed 'Splinter' and was a key position player for Geelong. A premiership player with the club in 1931 and 1937, he also won their best and fairest award Theo Lewis Cup in 1933.

He represented Victoria 5 times in interstate football and was named on Geelong's interchange bench in their official 'Team of the Century'.

In 1938, Les Hardiman joined Haydn Bunton senior and Keith Shea in transferring to Subiaco, where he added a further 69 league games over the next four seasons. In 1938 he played two games for his adopted state against South Australia, two years later he won the Maroons' 1940 fairest and best award and was also the leading goal scorer with 46 goals.

In 1962, Hardiman was killed in a car accident.[2]

In 1996 Les Hardiman was named on the interchange in the Geelong Football Club team the century.

References
  1. "Les Hardiman - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. The Age, "May Pay Tribute to Les Hardiman", 4 July 1962, p. 5


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