Scott Harding
Scott Harding at a Brisbane Lions public training session in 2008.
Personal information
Full name	Scott Harding
Birth	19 June 1986 (1986-06-19) (age 23)
Recruited from	Morningside
Draft	2005 Rookie Draft: TBC overall (Brisbane Lions) 2010 Pre-season Draft: 6th overall (Port Adelaide)
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	78 kg (12 st 4 lb)
Playing Career
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club	Port Adelaide
Club
Years	Team	Pld	G
2006–2009	Brisbane Lions	48	15
2010–	Port Adelaide	0	0
	Total	48	15

Scott Harding (born 19 June 1986) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

[edit] Early life

He attended the Anglican Church Grammar School in Brisbane for the majority of his schooling years.

Harding is of pacific islander descent. His mother, Tulaga Baitela, is from the Polynesian nation of Tuvalu.^[1]

[edit] AFL career

Scott Harding was drafted as a rookie by the Brisbane Lions in the 2005 AFL Draft from local Brisbane club Morningside. He played well in the 2006 NAB cup leading to debut selection in Round 1, 2006 against Geelong. He became known as a hard nosed midfielder in the Daniel Kerr mould - capable of winning the ball at ground level and breaking the lines in pack situations.^{[citation needed]} He initially wore number 45 but in 2007 switched to number 5, previously worn by dual-premiership player, Brad Scott.

At the end of the 2009 season, he was delisted by the Brisbane Lions, but was later drafted by Port Adelaide in the 2009 preseason draft.

[edit] Personal life

His brother, Justin Harding has represented Queensland at Under 16 level. His sister is Emma Harding, girlfriend to new Gold Coast Football Club recruit and former National Rugby League player Karmichael Hunt.^[2] Karmichael was also in the same year as Scott at Churchie.^[3]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Scott Harding (footballer) profile on the Official AFL Website of the Brisbane Lions Football Club
• Scott Harding (footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables

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