The one factor Leigh Matthews believes could hurt James Hird’s Essendon coaching hopes

It has been revealed that James Hird will be interviewed as part of the coaching selection process at Essendon.

Leigh Matthews thinks James Hird’s lack of recent coaching experience could be a “handbrake” on his bid to return to Essendon.

“I think it’s a handbrake,” Matthews said on 3AW Football. 

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