Bernie Harris

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Bernie Harris
Personal information
Full name Bernard Harris
Date of birth (1962-08-25) 25 August 1962 (age 61)
Original team(s) Mortlake (HFL)
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1984–1986 Fitzroy 046 0(60)
1987–1990 Brisbane Bears 056 0(58)
1990 St Kilda 005 00(0)
Total 107 (118)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1990.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bernard Harris (born 25 August 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy, the Brisbane Bears and St Kilda in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).

Harris joined his elder brother Leon at Fitzroy in 1984, having previously played in Mortlake. A rover, he kicked more than 20 goals in a season on four occasions during his league career. He received three Brownlow Medal votes for his four goals and 26 disposals in a win over Sydney at the SCG in 1985 and participated in the 1986 finals series with Fitzroy.[1]

In 1987 he was signed by Brisbane for their inaugural VFL season[2] and had the distinction of kicking the club's first ever goal. Harris kicked six goals in a game against St Kilda that year. He left Brisbane halfway through the 1990 season and saw out the year at St Kilda after they picked him up in the Mid-Season draft.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Bernie Harris". AFL Tables.
  2. ^ The Age, "Short training run a giant step for Shaw", 24 March 1987, p. 55
  3. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
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Inaugural Brisbane Bears VFL team
Full-back
  • Peter Banfield
  • Mark Roberts
  • Dale Dickson
Half-back
  • Cameron O'Brien
  • Steve Reynoldson
  • Matthew Campbell
Centre
  • David O'Keeffe
  • Geoff Raines
  • Phil Walsh
Half-forward
Full-forward
Ruck
Interchange
Coach
Brisbane Bears defeated North Melbourne 19.23 (137) to 15.14 (104), round 1, 1987, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
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  • 2. Dale Lewis
  • 3. Mark Brady
  • 4. Andrew Payze
  • 5. Tim Williamson
  • 6. Craig Cross
  • 7. Darren Bartsch
  • 8. Phil Krakouer
  • 9. Steven Cummings
  • 10. Craig McNaughton
  • 11. Damian Stoney
  • 12. Jamie Duursma
  • 13. Andrew Hardiman
  • 14. Paul Morrish
  • 15. David Greenhill
  • 16. Paul Smit
  • 17. Darron Wilkinson
  • 18. Scott Turner
  • 19. Anthony Pavey
  • 20. Darren Read
  • 21. Luke Hampshire
  • 22. Jamie Grant
  • 23. Damian Sexton
  • 24. Jamie Weeding
  • 25. Peter Vandermeer
  • 26. Stephen Anderson
  • 27. David Robertson
  • 28. Dean Strauch
  • 29. Tim Symes
  • 30. Darren Collins
  • 31. Damian Hancock
  • 32. Michael Frost
  • 33. Bernie Harris
  • 34. Stephen Moloney
  • 35. Paul Hogarth
  • 36. Jason Morton
  • 37. Andrew Mills
  • 38. Glen Bartlett
  • 39. Nick Tsiotinas
  • 40. Chris Melican
  • 41. Martin Cameron
  • 42. David Morrison
  • 43. Michael Thomson
  • 44. Barry Spierings
  • 45. Jolyon Keeble