Kyle Hardingham (born 1 September 1988) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the

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in the Australian Football League (AFL). Hardingham was selected by Essendon with the seventh pick in the 2010 AFL Pre-Season Draft. Originally from

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in the WAFL, he represented

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in the state game against

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in 2009. He made his AFL debut against

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in round 17 of the

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, kicking four goals, helping Essendon achieve an upset victory by 3 points. The following Friday night, he kicked two goals in a win against St Kilda. He managed to kick two goals once again in the next game, a 76-point loss to , although he also kicked two behinds as part of the wayward kicking by the entire Essendon team, which managed 9.19 for the night. Hardingham was delisted at the conclusion of the

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. He remained with Essendon as a VFL-listed player in its

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in 2016. Hardingham, along with 33 other Essendon players, was found guilty of using a banned performance-enhancing substance,

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, as part of Essendon's sports supplements program during the 2012 season. He and his teammates were initially found not guilty in March 2015 by the AFL Anti-Doping Tribunal, but a guilty verdict was returned in January 2016 after an appeal by the

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. He was suspended for two years which, with backdating, ended in November 2016; as a result, he served approximately fourteen months of his suspension and missed the entire 2016 season. Following his suspension, Hardingham signed as a playing coach at Pascoe Vale in the

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(EDFL).

Statistics

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References

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