Kyle Hardingham has taken out the VFL Bombers’ Leading Goal Kicker award for 2015.

After being delisted by Essendon at the end of the 2014 season, it’s been an incredible turnaround for the crafty utility.

Beginning the season shifting from defence to attack during games, Hardingham locked down a key forward role by the mid part of the season.

Hardingham’s size and physical attributes have made him arguably the hardest forward to match up on in the VFL.

The 27-year-old’s incredible leaping ability, combined with his elite judgment of the flight of the ball has seen him out-mark even the tallest VFL defenders for the entire season.

Taking on an Assistant Coaching role whilst playing this season have made Hardingham’s achievements even more remarkable both on and off the field.

Kyle Hardingham 2015 stats:

Games: 20

Goals: 41

Essendon VFL Goal kicker leaderboard:

1- Kyle Hardingham (41 goals)

2- Conor McKenna (20)

3- Shaun McKernan (17)

4- Jacob Thompson (16)

5- Daniel Coghlan (15)

5- Jonathan Giles (15)