Hird returning to AFL in role at GWS

Hird's time at Essendon ended in controversy when he was a key figure in the club's supplements debacle.

The AFL suspended him for 12 months and while he returned to coaching the Bombers, Hird resigned near the end of the 2015 season.

Hird then had serious mental health struggles, but last year he spoke to the GWS players about his AFL career and now will have a formal role at the club.