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See the photos that prove footy legend James Hird and his wife have their priorities right after shock marriage split
Tania Hird has proved her split with her husband James is an amicable one by having a great day out as the footy icon's new team held a ladies' day recently.
The former Essendon star and coach is now director of coaching with the Port Melbourne club, where his son Tom plays - and despite their marriage falling apart, Tania was on hand to cheer on the Borough last weekend.
She posted photos of her outing to Instagram along with the caption: 'A stunning Ladies Day at Port Melbourne Football Club with terrific company and warm, woollen @hairflairaus scarves,' referring to her accessories business.
Tania's photos showed her cheering the players onto the ground, with one appearing to reach out to high-five her, along with a close-up of a smiling Tom taking to the field.
The heartwarming post comes after James Hird's decision to get involved with Port was rumoured to be the source of some tension between him and Tania before they split.
One of footy's foremost power couples, the Hirds announced the end of their 27-year marriage back in January.
The Bombers legend and Tania were together through his highs as arguably the game's best player at the peak of his on-field career, to the shattering lows brought on by the Essendon drugs scandal, which broke in 2013.
Incredibly, the couple - who have four children together - reportedly managed to keep their split a secret for more than a year.
Shortly after their news became public, a family friend revealed to Daily Mail Australia that Hird told his friends there was no infidelity involved in the decision to go their separate ways - and that he still treasures Tania.
'He is telling friends that he will always love Tania,' the source revealed.
'James thinks she has done an amazing job of raising their kids.
'Neither one of them has cheated, there's no third party involved, but after 27 years they've simply grown apart.'
Another source with ties to the Hird family said the couple were eager to keep their parting of the ways out of the spotlight until all of their children - Stephanie, Tom, Alex and William - had finished school.
That source also maintained there was some tension between James and Tania over his interest in returning to the footy world as he was tied to a coaching position with Port Melbourne last year.
Earlier this week, Hird opened up about his surprise move with Port.
'They've been good to Tom and I felt like I could make a difference here. To do something with your son is very special,' he told News Corp.
'This is a journey in itself, being part of Port Melbourne Football Club and trying to create a good football program where we can have some success and teach and help players learn. That's the sole purpose of doing it.'
Hird says he's not thinking about coaching in the AFL after returning to commentary with Channel Nine.
