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| Birth | August 21 1971 , |
| Recruited from | Seaford |
| Height and weight | 181cm / 84kg |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | Round 19, 6 August, 1988, St Kilda vs. Footscray, at Western Oval |
| Team(s) | St Kilda (1988-present)
358 games, 208 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of round 21, 2007 season | |
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player in the Australian Football League recognised as one of the League's best midfielders and champions of the modern era, noted for his supreme endurance. He is the grandson of former Australian Test cricketer Merv Harvey and grandnephew of Neil Harvey, who was Australia's leading runscorer and century-maker behind Don Bradman.
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Early career
Recruited from St Kilda's VCFL zone, he made his VFL debut in 1988 when he was recruited from local team Seaford by the St Kilda Football Club (the league changed its name to the AFL in 1990). He is the only current player who played in the pre-AFL, VFL days.
Trademarks
Harvey is a playmaker noted for his hard running and ability to evade tackles using techniques such as the shrug, baulk, dummy, sidestep and blind turn. These attributes give him room to run the ball and dispose effectively through his deft handpasses and kicks. He is also known for his acceleration and endurance.
Awards
In a distinguished career, Harvey has won countless awards and medals, including consecutive Brownlow Medals, the league's highest individual honour, in 1997 and 1998. Robert Harvey has been awarded over 200 Brownlow votes, making him 2nd for overall Brownlow votes in AFL/VFL history. He is the only player to ever have received votes in more than 100 games. He was the club best and fairest in 1992, 1994, 1997 and 1998, and made the All-Australian team seven times. He won three E. J. Whitten Medals, as well as the 1997 AFL Players Association Award (now known as the Leigh Matthews Trophy). He is a part of the 350 games club with only 9 other players in the history of the game to play 350 games. Though he has never played in an AFL premiership side, he did play in two "night premierships" (pre-season), in 1996 and 2004, as well as the losing 1997 AFL Grand Final side against the Adelaide Crows.
Injuries
Harvey has struggled with numerous injuries in the recent past, he has undergone a knee reconstruction (ACL) in 2001 as well as suffering from numerous hamstring problems. In 2003 and 2004, however, he was able to play out a full season with the Saints. Harvey suffered a hamstring injury in a game against the Fremantle Dockers in round 9 of season 2007, the injury kept him out for 4 weeks.
St Kilda Games Record
Harvey became the fourth player to play 300 games for the St Kilda Football Club in the 2004 Preliminary Final against Port Adelaide. In round 7, 2006 against Geelong in front of a near full house at the Telstra Dome, Harvey broke the all-time games record for the St Kilda Football Club (set by Nathan Burke) with 324 games. To celebrate this, the Saints wore special guernseys with Harvey's sillouhetted image in the centre. Unfortunately, the Saints lost to Geelong, going down by 18 points.
2007 Season
Harvey reached his 350th game against West Coast at Subiaco Oval in Round 12, where the Saints unexpectedly defeated the reigning champs by 23 points. He announced he will play on in 2008, making him the only VFL/AFL player to ever play in 21 consecutive seasons. Of current players he is the record holder for most number of games, but is unlikely to break Michael Tuck's VFL/AFL games record of 426.
Personal life
Harvey is married to Danielle, who appeared on Fox Footy's "Living With Footballers" before it was cancelled at the end of 2004. They have three children - a son, Connor; and two daughters, Remy and Alyssa.
| Preceded by Tony Lockett |
St Kilda Best and Fairest winner 1992 |
Succeeded by Nathan Burke |
| Preceded by Nathan Burke |
St Kilda Best and Fairest winner 1994 |
Succeeded by Nicky Winmar |
| Preceded by James Hird, Michael Voss |
Brownlow Medallist 1997-1998 |
Succeeded by Shane Crawford |
| Preceded by Corey McKernan |
Leigh Matthews Trophy 1997 |
Succeeded by Wayne Carey |
| Preceded by Nathan Burke |
St Kilda Best and Fairest winner 1997-1998 |
Succeeded by Nathan Burke |
| Preceded by Andrew McLeod |
Michael Tuck Medal 2004 |
Succeeded by Brendan Fevola |
See also
Sources
- Robert Harvey (footballer) profile on the Official AFL Website of the St Kilda Football Club
- Robert Harvey (footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables
References
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1 Gram • 2 Hamill • 3 X. Clarke • 4 Thompson • 5 Watts • 6 L. Fisher • 7 Hayes • 8 Hudghton • 9 Gehrig • 10 Baker • 11 Montagna • 12 Riewoldt • 13 Voss • 14 Ball • 15 Gardiner • 16 R. Clarke • 17 Fiora • 18 Goddard • 19 Gilbert • 20 Armitage • 21 Ferguson • 22 Birss • 23 Koschitzke • 24 Brooks • 25 S. Fisher • 26 Dal Santo • 27 Blake • 28 M. Clarke • 29 Rix • 30 Howard • 31 Maguire • 32 McQualter • 33 Gwilt • 34 Raymond • 35 Harvey • 36 Allen • 37 Sweeney • 38 Jones • 39 van Rheenen* • 40 Eddy* • 41 Wall* • 42 Geary* • 43 Attard • 44 Milne • Coach: Lyon * denotes Rookie Listed players |
