A spate of soft-tissue injuries accompanied the decline, as did noticeable fatigue in other players, leading to criticism of the club's fitness and conditioning coach Dean Robinson and, indirectly, Hird and his assistant Thompson for having overseen Robinson's program.
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Hird completed a degree as a civil engineer in 1998, and in that capacity worked as a consultant on the CityLink project.
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He continued to perform run with roles in all parts of the ground on some of the AFL's best players, such as Gary Ablett Jr, James Hird, Alan Didak, who he kept to a season low 10 possessions, Andrew McLeod, who he kept to just 14 possessions, Aaron Davey to a season low 4 possessions, Tadhg Kennelly to 6 and Josh Drummond to 12.
Allan Hird, Jr. (born 1946), Australian rules footballer, father of James Hird
Allan Hird, Sr. (1918–2007), Australian rules footballer, grandfather of James Hird