| Daniel Harford | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Harford coaching the Carlton women's side in March 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Daniel Harford | ||
| Date of birth | (1977-03-19)19 March 1977 (age 48) | ||
| Original team(s) | St Marys (VAFA) /Northern U18 | ||
| Debut | Round 10, 4 June 1995,Hawthorn vs.Carlton, atOptus Oval | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1995–2003 | Hawthorn | 153 (67) | |
| 2004 | Carlton | 9(2) | |
| Total | 162 (69) | ||
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 2019–2022 (S7) | Carlton (W) | 45 (22–21–2) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2004. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 2023. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Daniel Harford (born 19 March 1977) is a formerAustralian rules footballer and coach. Harford played for theHawthorn Football Club andCarlton Football Club in theAustralian Football League (AFL) and was senior coach of Carlton in theAFL Women's (AFLW). He is also a radio presenter and commentator.
Originally fromParade College, Harford was aTeal Cup captain of Victoria as a youngster. He played junior football for St Mary's in theDiamond Valley Football League, and was recruited from theNorthern U18 team by theHawthorn Football Club with the 8th overall selection in the1994 AFL Draft.
While at Hawthorn, where he made his debut in 1995, Harford was a hard-at-the-ballmidfielder or occasionally,small forward. He also made regular appearances onThe Footy Show during this period.
In 2002, Harford managed just 11 games, suffering a run of injuries, and continued to struggle for form and fitness in 2003 where he played only another 5 games. Although Harford was on a long-term contract, Hawthorn decided to try to offload him, and at the end of the yearCarlton contracted traded pick no. 51 for him, with Hawthorn paying half his contract. During a pre-season run in October 2004 Harford, decided to retire from AFL football.
Harford playedVAFA football for Old Paradians in 2005,[1] and returned to theVFL to play for theNorthern Bullants, with whom he hadpreviously played while on the Carlton list. He was consistently one of the best in the Bullants' minor premiership team, winning the Laurie Hill Trophy as the Bullants' best and fairest, and finishing third in theJ. J. Liston Trophy count.
In 2007, Harford moved to theBalwyn Football Club in theEastern Football League. He played there in 2007, served as playing-coach in 2008 (winning the premiership that season), and retired from playing at the end of 2008.
Harford continued to serve as non-playing coach at Balwyn until 2011,[2] then as coach at St Kevin's Old Boys in 2012.[3]
After serving as an assistant coach withCollingwood during the2018 AFL Women's season, he was appointed the senior coach ofCarlton's AFLW team in April 2018 for the 2019 season onward. In January 2023, Harford was sacked as senior coach after a comprehensive review into the Carlton AFLW Program following a drastic decline in on-field performances.
| Legend | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Wins | L | Losses | D | Draws | W% | Winning percentage | LP | Ladder position | LT | League teams | ||
| Season | Team | Games | W | L | D | W % | LP | LT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Carlton | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.6% | 1c/5o[a] | 5c/10o |
| 2020 | Carlton | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.7% | 2c/3o[a] | 7c/14o |
| 2021 | Carlton | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.6% | 7 | 14 |
| 2022 (S6) | Carlton | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40.0% | 8 | 14 |
| 2022 (S7) | Carlton | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 20.0% | 14 | 18 |
| Career totals | 45 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 48.9% | |||
Notes
Harford joined fledgling Melbourne sports radio networkSEN 1116 in 2005 as a presenter, after his retirement from the AFL and while he was playing in the VAFA. He began by hosting a Sunday afternoon sports show withRobert Shaw, and in 2006 he hostedOn the Rise, a morning weekend program, withJason Richardson. He made regular appearances onThe Good Oil, a weekday afternoon show, between 2007 and 2009, before taking over the time slot in 2010 with his own programHarf Time. This ran until 2016, when he moved to the drive program. Harford was also involved in the network's VFL and AFL commentary teams.
In 2007, Harford hosted a motoring show onChannel 9,Test Drive.
In November 2016, Harford resigned from1116 SEN and moved toRSN 927 to host the breakfast show.
Harford is married to his wife Rebecca. They have a daughter, Abbey and a son, William.
