Brent Harvey

Brent Harvey
Harvey at the 2017 AFL Grand Final parade
Personal information
Full name Brent Harvey
Nickname(s) Boomer
Date of birth (1978-05-14) 14 May 1978
Place of birth Preston, Victoria, Australia
Original team(s) Preston RSL (Vic)/Northern Knights
Draft 47th overall, 1995
North Melbourne
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Position(s) Forward, Midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1996–2016 North Melbourne 432 (518)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1999, 2008 Victoria 2 (8)
International team honours
2000–2008 Australia 11 (12)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
2 Representative statistics correct as of 2008.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Brent Harvey (born 14 May 1978), often known by his nickname "Boomer", is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played his entire career with North Melbourne, winning a premiership 1999 and retiring in 2016 with the most games played by an individual in VFL/AFL history wth 432.

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.[1] 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.[2][3] He later captained Australia in the 2008 International Rules Series.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6][7] 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.[8] 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.[9]

In 2022, Harvey was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.[10]

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.[11] In the 2016 season, he was listed as 177 cm.[12]

Statistics

[13]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
1996 North Melbourne 29 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
1997 North Melbourne 29 17 10 8 105 54 159 26 9 0.6 0.5 6.2 3.2 9.4 1.5 0.5
1998 North Melbourne 29 23 32 20 209 89 298 44 31 1.4 0.9 9.1 3.9 13.0 1.9 1.3
1999 North Melbourne 29 23 24 14 273 112 385 66 28 1.0 0.6 11.9 4.9 16.7 2.9 1.2
2000 North Melbourne 29 25 35 32 375 160 535 107 50 1.4 1.3 15.0 6.4 21.4 4.3 2.0
2001 North Melbourne 29 20 17 19 338 172 510 75 29 0.9 1.0 16.9 8.6 25.5 3.8 1.5
2002 North Melbourne 29 20 30 12 296 133 429 65 45 1.5 0.6 14.8 6.7 21.5 3.3 2.3
2003 North Melbourne 29 21 28 20 314 137 451 94 38 1.3 1.0 15.0 6.5 21.5 4.5 1.8
2004 North Melbourne 29 21 30 13 218 117 335 71 37 1.4 0.6 10.4 5.6 16.0 3.4 1.8
2005 North Melbourne 29 23 23 17 325 188 513 108 49 1.0 0.7 14.1 8.2 22.3 4.7 2.1
2006 North Melbourne 29 22 17 11 335 195 530 121 46 0.8 0.5 15.2 8.9 24.1 5.5 2.1
2007 North Melbourne 29 25 36 17 351 243 594 116 53 1.4 0.7 14.0 9.7 23.8 4.6 2.1
2008 North Melbourne 29 23 25 19 339 230 569 110 54 1.1 0.8 14.7 10.0 24.7 4.8 2.3
2009 North Melbourne 29 15 12 8 193 142 335 62 31 0.8 0.5 12.9 9.5 22.3 4.1 2.1
2010 North Melbourne 29 22 25 22 313 234 547 92 63 1.1 1.0 14.2 10.6 24.9 4.2 2.9
2011 North Melbourne 29 22 31 25 304 188 492 80 59 1.4 1.1 13.8 8.5 22.4 3.6 2.7
2012 North Melbourne 29 23 35 9 285 235 520 99 47 1.5 0.4 12.4 10.2 22.6 4.3 2.0
2013 North Melbourne 29 16 19 9 210 175 385 75 43 1.2 0.6 13.1 10.9 24.1 4.7 2.7
2014 North Melbourne 29 22 29 20 310 249 559 106 66 1.3 0.9 14.1 11.3 25.4 4.8 3.0
2015 North Melbourne 29 25 24 15 304 266 570 74 53 1.0 0.6 12.2 10.6 22.8 3.0 2.1
2016 North Melbourne 29 23 36 24 290 206 496 98 56 1.6 0.7 12.6 9.0 21.6 4.3 2.4
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

Brownlow Medal votes
Season Votes
1996 0
1997 0
1998 4
1999 6
2000 14
2001 16
2002 10
2003 16
2004 3
2005 11
2006 6
2007 22
2008 17
2009 9
2010 13
2011 8
2012 4
2013 9
2014 15
2015 4
2016 4
Total 191
Key:
Red / Italics = Ineligible

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.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kangaroos wallop Blues". The Age. 31 August 2003. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Boomer new Brownlow favourite". sportal.com.au. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  3. ^ Bookies sweat on Harvey
  4. ^ Brent Harvey to rule roost against Irish Archived 13 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Chadwick, Guy Hand and Justin (10 April 2010). "Harvey's best effort caps day of redemption". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  6. ^ Timms, Daryl (28 July 2016). "Brent Harvey will wear long sleeves in honour of record holder Michael Tuck". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  7. ^ Schmook, Nathan. ""Match report: 427th heaven as Roos win for Boomer's bash"". "AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  8. ^ "North Melbourne won't offer Brent Harvey, Drew Petrie, Nick Dal Santo, Michael Firrito contracts for 2017". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  9. ^ "AFL Tables - Career Stats - Totals and Averages". afltables.com. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  10. ^ John, Nathan. "Brent Harvey enters the Australian Football Hall of Fame". NMFC.com.au. North Melbourne Football Club. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Boomer's tall story hits new heights". nmfc.com.au. 20 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Brent Harvey". nmfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 May 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  13. ^ "AFL Tables – Brent Harvey – Stats – Statistics". afltables.com. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  14. ^ Otto, Tyson (15 April 2023). "AFL icon Brent Harvey rushed to hospital with sickening injury". news.com.au.
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