Bernie Harris

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Bernie Harris
Personal information
Full name Bernard Harris
Date of birth (1962-08-25) 25 August 1962
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.

In 1987 he was signed by Brisbane for their inaugural VFL season 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.

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.
Inaugural Brisbane Bears VFL team
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Brisbane Bears defeated North Melbourne 19.23 (137) to 15.14 (104), round 1, 1987, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
1990 AFL mid-season draft