Brent Harvey

Career

Harvey was drafted by the North Melbourne Football Club in the third round of the 1995 AFL draft, debuting during the 1996 AFL season. In 1999, he was the recipient of the E. J. Whitten Medal for being judged as the best player for Victoria in the State of Origin series. He also helped North Melbourne win the premiership with a victory over Carlton in the 1999 AFL Grand Final.

In round 22 of the 2003 season, in what was his 150th game, Harvey kicked three goals in the Kangaroos' record-breaking 124-point victory over Carlton. That year, he won his first Syd Barker Medal as North Melbourne's best and fairest, and won the Jim Stynes Medal in the International rules series.

In 2007, Harvey polled 22 votes in the Brownlow Medal, finishing equal second. In 2008, he polled 17 votes to finish in eighth place. He later captained Australia in the 2008 International Rules Series.

In round three of the 2010 season, Harvey led North Melbourne to a 25-point win over the West Coast Eagles with a career-best 44 disposals, along with 11 marks, six goal-scoring assists, and one goal.

In 2011, playing his 312th game, Harvey broke Glenn Archer's all-time club record for games played.

In round 17 of the 2015 AFL season, Harvey played his 400th career game, becoming the first North Melbourne player to do so and fourth overall.

In round 19 of the 2016 AFL season, Harvey broke Michael Tuck's record for most VFL/AFL matches by a player. In honour of Tuck's record, the Kangaroos wore the number 427 applied to the vertical royal-blue bars of their guernseys, and the number 50 on the 50-metre arc was replaced by 29, the number Harvey had worn for his entire AFL career.

In August 2016, North Melbourne announced they would not renew Harvey's contract for the 2017 season. He subsequently retired at the 2016 Syd Barker Medal night. At the time of the announcement, he was the VFL/AFL all-time leader in games played, with 432. Only five other players have achieved the feat of playing 400 AFL games: Tuck, Dustin Fletcher, Kevin Bartlett, Shaun Burgoyne, and Scott Pendlebury.

Harvey holds the record for most career bounces, with 1,055. He is the only player to have crossed the thousand-bounce threshold.

In 2022, Harvey was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

Height

Prior to the 2014 season, Harvey was listed as 167 cm. Midway through 2014, his height was updated to 172 cm, and for the 2015 season, his height was updated to 175 cm. In the 2016 season, he was listed as 177 cm.

Statistics

: |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1996 | 29 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1997 | 29 || 17 || 10 || 8 || 105 || 54 || 159 || 26 || 9 || 0.6 || 0.5 || 6.2 || 3.2 || 9.4 || 1.5 || 0.5 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1998 | 29 || 23 || 32 || 20 || 209 || 89 || 298 || 44 || 31 || 1.4 || 0.9 || 9.1 || 3.9 || 13.0 || 1.9 || 1.3 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1999 | 29 || 23 || 24 || 14 || 273 || 112 || 385 || 66 || 28 || 1.0 || 0.6 || 11.9 || 4.9 || 16.7 || 2.9 || 1.2 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2000 | 29 || 25 || 35 || 32 || 375 || 160 || 535 || 107 || 50 || 1.4 || 1.3 || 15.0 || 6.4 || 21.4 || 4.3 || 2.0 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2001 | 29 || 20 || 17 || 19 || 338 || 172 || 510 || 75 || 29 || 0.9 || 1.0 || 16.9 || 8.6 || 25.5 || 3.8 || 1.5 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2002 | 29 || 20 || 30 || 12 || 296 || 133 || 429 || 65 || 45 || 1.5 || 0.6 || 14.8 || 6.7 || 21.5 || 3.3 || 2.3 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2003 | 29 || 21 || 28 || 20 || 314 || 137 || 451 || 94 || 38 || 1.3 || 1.0 || 15.0 || 6.5 || 21.5 || 4.5 || 1.8 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2004 | 29 || 21 || 30 || 13 || 218 || 117 || 335 || 71 || 37 || 1.4 || 0.6 || 10.4 || 5.6 || 16.0 || 3.4 || 1.8 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2005 | 29 || 23 || 23 || 17 || 325 || 188 || 513 || 108 || 49 || 1.0 || 0.7 || 14.1 || 8.2 || 22.3 || 4.7 || 2.1 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2006 | 29 || 22 || 17 || 11 || 335 || 195 || 530 || 121 || 46 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 15.2 || 8.9 || 24.1 || 5.5 || 2.1 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2007 | 29 || 25 || 36 || 17 || 351 || 243 || 594 || 116 || 53 || 1.4 || 0.7 || 14.0 || 9.7 || 23.8 || 4.6 || 2.1 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2008 | 29 || 23 || 25 || 19 || 339 || 230 || 569 || 110 || 54 || 1.1 || 0.8 || 14.7 || 10.0 || 24.7 || 4.8 || 2.3 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2009 | 29 || 15 || 12 || 8 || 193 || 142 || 335 || 62 || 31 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 12.9 || 9.5 || 22.3 || 4.1 || 2.1 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2010 | 29 || 22 || 25 || 22 || 313 || 234 || 547 || 92 || 63 || 1.1 || 1.0 || 14.2 || 10.6 || 24.9 || 4.2 || 2.9 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2011 | 29 || 22 || 31 || 25 || 304 || 188 || 492 || 80 || 59 || 1.4 || 1.1 || 13.8 || 8.5 || 22.4 || 3.6 || 2.7 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2012 | 29 || 23 || 35 || 9 || 285 || 235 || 520 || 99 || 47 || 1.5 || 0.4 || 12.4 || 10.2 || 22.6 || 4.3 || 2.0 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2013 | 29 || 16 || 19 || 9 || 210 || 175 || 385 || 75 || 43 || 1.2 || 0.6 || 13.1 || 10.9 || 24.1 || 4.7 || 2.7 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2014 | 29 || 22 || 29 || 20 || 310 || 249 || 559 || 106 || 66 || 1.3 || 0.9 || 14.1 || 11.3 || 25.4 || 4.8 || 3.0 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2015 | 29 || 25 || 24 || 15 || 304 || 266 || 570 || 74 || 53 || 1.0 || 0.6 || 12.2 || 10.6 || 22.8 || 3.0 || 2.1 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2016 | 29 || 23 || 36 || 24 || 290 || 206 || 496 || 98 || 56 || 1.6 || 0.7 || 12.6 || 9.0 || 21.6 || 4.3 || 2.4 |- class="sortbottom" ! colspan=3 | Career ! 432 ! 518 ! 334 ! 5687 ! 3526 ! 9213 ! 1689 ! 887 ! 1.2 ! 0.7 ! 13.1 ! 8.1 ! 21.3 ! 3.9 ! 2.0 |}

Honours and achievements

• Team
  • AFL Premiership (): 1999
  • McClelland Trophy (): 1998
  • NAB Cup (): 1998
  • AFL Reserves Premiership (): 1996
• Individual
  • E. J. Whitten Medal: 1999
  • Syd Barker Medal: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010 (tied with Brady Rawlings)
  • All-Australian: 2000, 2005, 2007, 2008
  • Australian Representative Honours in International Rules Football: 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008 (C)
  • Jim Stynes Medal: 2003
  • Lou Richards Medal: 2007, 2008
  • Herald Sun Player of the Year: 2008
  • Archer–Hird Medal: 2009, 2011
  • North Melbourne F.C. Team of the Century
  • AFL Hall Of Fame (2022 Class)
  • Most senior AFL games: 432

Personal life

Harvey's grandfather Bill Harvey played two games for North Melbourne in 1948. His brother, Shane Harvey, played 14 games for Essendon and North Melbourne from 2002 to 2004.

In April 2023, Harvey broke his leg playing for North Heidelberg in the Northern Football League.

References

References

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2. "Boomer new Brownlow favourite". sportal.com.au.
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5. Chadwick, Guy Hand and Justin. (10 April 2010). "Harvey's best effort caps day of redemption". The Sydney Morning Herald.
6. Timms, Daryl. (28 July 2016). "Brent Harvey will wear long sleeves in honour of record holder Michael Tuck". [[News Corp Australia]].
7. Schmook, Nathan. ""Match report: 427th heaven as Roos win for Boomer's bash"". "AFL.com.au.
8. (24 August 2016). "North Melbourne won't offer Brent Harvey, Drew Petrie, Nick Dal Santo, Michael Firrito contracts for 2017". [[News Corp Australia]].
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10. "Brent Harvey enters the Australian Football Hall of Fame". North Melbourne Football Club.
11. (20 December 2014). "Boomer's tall story hits new heights". nmfc.com.au.
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14. (15 April 2023). "AFL icon Brent Harvey rushed to hospital with sickening injury". news.com.au.