The curtain closes at the unhappy lifetime of an Australian champion… 

If you happen to reside round Margaret River, you’ll know the shaper Tony Hardy and his brood. Wonderful surf circle of relatives. Tony is pops to surfer-bodyboarders Gene, Ryan, Brett and Josh.

All of ’em with the exception of Josh have received a State browsing name. Even his granddaughter Willow scooped one as much as pass along her two Small Fries crowns.

However Tony stopped browsing some time again; blamed age, accidents.

He’s what you’d name, in well mannered corporate, an eccentric.

You’d see him at Primary Damage, Margaret River, the wave he owned within the seventies, trimming the pig-face that has grown over the footpath. 

Or stopped along with the street in Margs along with his shears trimming the bush.

On a Tuesday afternoon in January 2018, Tony allegedly were given right into a battle along with his ex-wife’s husband, who used to be seventy-five, fatally injuring the person. 

Tony’s ex-wife used to be additionally hospitalised for accidents.

The law enforcement officials stuck Tony hiding in bushland later within the afternoon.

Tony, who’s now seventy, used to be set to argue he used to be no longer criminally accountable at the foundation he used to be of unsound thoughts.

The day before today, Tony modified his plea, admitting to his ex-wife’s husband’s homicide and inflicting grievous physically hurt to his ex-wife.

He used to be remanded in custody till a sentencing listening to on January 28.