Bernie Harris

Bernie Harris
Personal information
Full name	Bernard Harris
Date of birth	25 August 1962
Original team(s)	Mortlake (HFL)
Height/Weight	175 cm / 70 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1984-1986 1987-1990 1990 Total	Fitzroy Brisbane Bears St Kilda	046 0(60) 056 0(58) 005 00(0) 107 (118)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1990 season.

Bernard 'Bernie' 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.