2011 Day 135 – Scott Harding

[BigWave96744]

Scott Harding
#29
Class: Freshman
Position: Slotback
HT/WT: 5’ 11’’ / 185 lbs

2011:




- Switched number from 22 to 29

Prior to UH:



Played six seasons in the Australian Football League, five with the Brisbane Lions and one with the Port Adelaide Power…drafted by Brisbane n 2005 out of local Brisbane club Morningside…played well in the 2006 NAB Cup which led to promotion to Brisbane…in final year with Brisbane, team advanced to the finals series but lost in the first round…cut by Brisbane in 2009 but was later drafted by Port Adelaide...played two games with the Power.


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Prep:
A 2004 graduate of Anglican Church Grammer School in Queensland…member of the Australian Rules Football National Team at the age of 15…also played for the Queensland State Team for the U16, U17, and U18 teams.

Personal:
Scott Harding was born on June 19, 1986 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia…intends to major in business…has one brother and one sister…parents are Russell and Tulanga Harding of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia….father was a coach for the Mt. Gravatt in the Australian Football League Queensland…brother Justin is also an active Australian Rules Football player.

Fun Facts:
- Is the first Australian to play Wide Receiver at the College D1 level

See Related Stories:
http://hawaiiathletics.com/roster.aspx? ... h=football
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/8167 ... ines-field
http://www.staradvertiser.com/sportspre ... i.html?c=n
http://resources1.news.com.au/images/20 ... arding.jpg
http://aigafoundation.blogspot.com/2011 ... rding.html
http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl ... 6091460229
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/s ... 6068336481
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011 ... ection=all
http://warriorbeat.staradvertiserblogs. ... -receiver/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Harding_(footballer)

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Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Scott Harding

[Matsu]

Can't wait to see him return some punts. Hope that his shin splints don't affect his performance too much. I've had that several times before and the only way to get rid of them is to refrain from extensive running for a few weeks.

[madeinhawaii]

Can't wait to see him return some punts. Hope that his shin splints don't affect his performance too much. I've had that several times before and the only way to get rid of them is to refrain from extensive running for a few weeks.

He just gotta run 20 yards in the right direction after each catch. Then rest till the other side punts the ball again.

[season ticket holder]

I really hope him and Edwards are effective in the return game, while it would be cool for Moniz to throw 5k in back to back seasons. A shorter field is much more beneficial.

Not to mention a return for a td is the most exciting thing to see live.

[Hawkpeter]

This is going to be such an interesting experiment and will remain a point of interest throughout the time he spends there.

Slight correction to be made in the bio. Scott will be the 3rd Australian to play WR at a D1a school. Brett Popplewell played at Nebraska from 1991-1995 and Adam Grey-Hayward played at San Diego State from 2000-2004. It is indeed a very very short list and each of them had such diverse roads to get to where they ended up.

[BigWave96744]

Switched number from 22 to 29

[uhwarrior23]

Can't wait to see Scott return punts. I heard one of the coaches compared him to a young Kealoha Pilares. I hope that is true.

[H20]

Can't wait to see Scott return punts. I heard one of the coaches compared him to a young Kealoha Pilares. I hope that is true.

Which is odd since I think he's older than Kealoha lol

[uhwarrior23]

Can't wait to see Scott return punts. I heard one of the coaches compared him to a young Kealoha Pilares. I hope that is true.

Which is odd since I think he's older than Kealoha lol

That's right. Isn't scott like 24 or 25?

[BigWave96744]

Can't wait to see Scott return punts. I heard one of the coaches compared him to a young Kealoha Pilares. I hope that is true.

I rather him be compare to the Current Kealoha Pilares, since Scott is actually Older than Kealoha

[shoichikun808]

Can't wait to see Scott return punts. I heard one of the coaches compared him to a young Kealoha Pilares. I hope that is true.

Which is odd since I think he's older than Kealoha lol

That's right. Isn't scott like 24 or 25?

its like when an Aunty or Uncle is younger than you ...I guess hahaha

[RedZone]

I am hoping for a bigger mighty mouse.

[Johnny Smith]

He looked like he belonged.

Solid start.

[TheDuke]

with more experience in the system he will be a great slot. Rugby wing players have sure hands, quick moves, they are fearless and they can take hits.

And Aussies are all about having fun.

[jhb3043]

He looked like he belonged.

Solid start.

+1 he sure did