James Harmes

James Harmes

Harmes at training in July 2015
Personal information
Full name James Harmes
Date of birth (1995-10-05) 5 October 1995
Original team(s) Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 2, 2014 rookie draft
Debut Round 15, 2015, Melbourne
v. Essendon, at MCG
Height/Weight 185 cm / 80 kg
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Melbourne
Number 43
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2014– Melbourne 14 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 6, 2016 season.

James Harmes (born 5 October 1995) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

Harmes was raised in Devon Meadows, Victoria and attended both Hillcrest Christian College and Hallam Senior College for secondary school.[1] He played his junior football with the Devon Meadows Football Club, including eight senior games when he was 16.[1] He was recruited by the Dandenong Stingrays in 2012 to play in the TAC Cup as a bottom-aged player and played six games for the season.[2] He received mid-year state honours in 2013 by representing Victoria Country at the Under 18 Championships and played two matches.[3] He spent the majority of his final junior year playing for the Dandenong Stingrays, including the Grand Final loss to the Eastern Ranges,[4] in addition he received the Most Determined Award.[5]

AFL career

Harmes was drafted by the Melbourne Football Club with their first selection and second overall in the 2014 rookie draft.[1] In 2014, he spent the season playing in the Victoria Football League (VFL) for Melbourne's affiliate team, the Casey Scorpions; he punctured his lung in the middle of the season which left him injured for six weeks.[6] After playing with the Casey Scorpions for the first half of 2015, he was promoted to Melbourne's senior list in July, replacing the injured Jack Trengove,[7] and made his AFL debut in round 15 against Essendon at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[8] He played eight out of the nine remaining matches for the season after being rested for the round 22 match against Fremantle at Domain Stadium.[9] In the final round match against Greater Western Sydney at Etihad Stadium, he received praise from head football writer at the Herald Sun, Mark Robinson, for his tenacity and contested play.[10] After two seasons on the rookie list, he was promoted to the senior list in November.[6]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of round 1, 2016[11]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2014 Melbourne 43 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2015 Melbourne 43 8 3 5 43 51 94 19 24 0.4 0.6 5.4 6.4 11.8 2.4 3.0
2016 Melbourne 43 1 1 0 4 4 8 2 1 1.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 8.0 2.0 1.0
Career 9 4 5 47 55 102 21 25 0.4 0.6 5.2 6.1 11.3 2.3 2.8

References

  1. 1 2 3 McEvoy, Simon (27 November 2013). "Lifelong Melbourne Football Club fan James Harmes fulfils his Demon dream through draft". Herald Sun (News Corp Australia). Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Player Profile—James Harmes". TACcup.com.au. Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "2013 draft prospect: James Harmes". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Twomey, Callum (22 September 2013). "Likely No.1 pick Boyd fires as Eastern Ranges win TAC Cup flag". AFL.com.au (Bigpond). Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  5. ↑ Potter, Jarrod (23 October 2013). "Harmes keeps on keeping on". Pakenham Gazette (Star News Group). Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  6. 1 2 Ryan, Peter (28 October 2015). "Young Demon Harmes rewarded with senior elevation". AFL.com.au (Bigpond). Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  7. ↑ Burgan, Matt (9 July 2015). "Harmes a chance to debut against Dons". MelbourneFC.com.au (BigPond). Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  8. ↑ Burgan, Matt (9 July 2015). "Harmes over the moon about debut". MelbourneFC.com.au (BigPond). Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  9. ↑ Burgan, Matt (27 August 2015). "Brayshaw, Harmes to rest". MelbourneFC.com.au (BigPond). Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  10. ↑ Robinson, Mark (7 September 2015). "Mark Robinson’s likes, dislikes from Round 23". Herald Sun (News Corp Australia). Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "James Harmes". AFL Tables. Retrieved 11 July 2015.

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