Tim Hargreaves is a former Australian rules football

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er who played with Hawthorn

Hawthorn Football Club

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 and Geelong

Geelong Football Club

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 in the Australian Football League

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 (AFL) during the 1990s.

A forward, Hargreaves came from the New South Wales town of Berrigan

Berrigan, New South Wales

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 and kicked four goals on his AFL debut, against West Coast

West Coast Eagles

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 at Subiaco

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. He kicked a further six in his next three games, including another four goal haul against Brisbane

Brisbane Bears

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, which were complemented by 21 disposals.

In 1995 he won the Mirrool

Mirrool, New South Wales

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 silo kicking competition, made famous by Billy Brownless

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.

At the end of the 1996 AFL season

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 he was traded to Geelong in a straight swap for Aaron Lord

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. He played a semi final at his new club in 1997 but from an individual point of view struggled to make an impact.

Hargreaves joined Yarrawonga

Yarrawonga Football Club

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 in 1999 and was a good servant of the Ovens & Murray Football League

Ovens & Murray Football League

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 club for the next decade. He returned to Melbourne briefly in 2000 to played reserves football for Carlton

Carlton Football Club

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. Back at Yarrawonga, Hargreaves won the Morris Medal in 2002, as the league's "Best and Fairest" player and participated in his club's 2006 premiership.

He coached Mulwala

Mulwala Football Club

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 to the Murray Football League

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grand final in 2010 but lost to Moama.