Paul Vander Haar

However, his at times reckless approach to going for the ball meant that during his 13-year career at the top level, Vander Haar would miss over one third of the games Essendon played, mainly due to a number of serious injuries.[3] After some persuasion from Essendon coach Bill Stephen, Vander Haar joined the Bombers in 1977, and he was named as the VFL's Recruit of the Year (now known as AFL Rising Star award).Sheedy also wrote "The best four players I coached in the early days were Terry Daniher, Tim Watson, Simon Madden and Paul Vander Haar, in no particular order".Since retiring, Vander Haar has followed in his father's footsteps as a tradesman, installing family swimming pools and spas around southern Victoria.[6] Vander Haar's son Todd plays football for Surrey Park, and he is a member of the James Hird Academy.
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