Personal Life
Hird married Tania Poynton on 11 October 1997 and they have four children – a daughter, Stephanie (born April 1999) and three sons, Thomas (born March 2001), Alexander (born August 2003) and William (born February 2009). Tania is the sister of former Young Talent Time performer Greg Poynton.
Hird's grandfather, the late Allan Hird, Sr., was a notable player and president for the Essendon Football Club, and his father Allan Hird, Jr. had a brief playing career with Essendon.
Hird completed a degree as a civil engineer in 1998, and in that capacity has worked as a consultant on the CityLink project. He is now involved heavily in football-related media work, but he has also spent time working for a stockbroking firm. Hird currently co-owns a restaurant called "Red Mullet Fishcaf" located in Glenferrie Road, Malvern and is an active partner in "Gemba" – a sports marketing and media consultancy firm based in Melbourne.
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