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Australian rules footballer
| Shane Heard | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Shane Heard | ||
| Date of birth | (1958-07-28) 28 July 1958 (age 66) | ||
| Original team(s) | Homers Football Club - Horsham | ||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1977–87, 1991 | Essendon | 168 (39) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1991. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Shane Heard (born 28 July 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the VFL/AFL. He was recruited from the Horsham District League Club, Homers Football Club.
Heard started his career in 1977 and developed into a high quality tagger. He was a member of Essendon's 1984 VFL Premiership team, playing the Grand Final on the wing tagging Robert DiPierdomenico. He retired at the end of the 1987 season but was lured back to the club in 1991 for one final year.
External links
- Shane Heard's playing statistics from AFL Tables
| Essendon Football Club 1984 VFL premiers | |
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| Essendon 14.21 (105) defeated Hawthorn 12.9 (81), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Coach: Sheedy |
| Victorian team – 1986 State of Origin | |
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| South Australia 18.17 (125) defeated Victoria 17.13 (115), at Football Park, 13 May 1986, crowd: 43,143 Western Australia 21.11 (137) d Victoria 20.14 (134), at Subiaco Oval, 8 July 1986, crowd: 39,863 | |
| Both games | |
| v South Australia | |
| v Western Australia | |
| 1991 AFL pre-season draft | |
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