A forward, Hargreaves came from the New South Wales town of Berrigan and kicked four goals on his AFL debut, against West Coast at Subiaco.
He played a semi final at his new club in 1997 but from an individual point of view struggled to make an impact.
Hargreaves joined Yarrawonga in 1999 and was a good servant of the Ovens & Murray Football League club for the next decade.
Back at Yarrawonga, Hargreaves won the Morris Medal in 2002, as the league's "Best and Fairest" player and participated in his club's 2006 premiership.
[3] He coached Mulwala to the Murray Football League grand final in 2010 but lost to Moama.