Brent Harvey

Brent Harvey
Harvey at the 2017 AFL Grand Final parade
Personal information
Full name Brent Harvey
Nickname(s) Boomer
Date of birth (1978-05-14) 14 May 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Preston, Victoria, Australia
Original team(s) Preston RSL (Vic)/Northern Knights
Draft 47th overall, 1995
North Melbourne
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Position(s) Forward, Midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1996–2016 North Melbourne 432 (518)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1999, 2008 Victoria 2 (8)
International team honours
2000–2008 Australia 11 (12)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2008.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Brent Harvey (born 14 May 1978), often known by his nickname "Boomer", is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He holds the record for most matches played by an individual in VFL/AFL history, breaking Michael Tuck's previous VFL/AFL record in 2016 with a total of 432 games played.[2]

  1. ^ https://www.nmfc.com.au/news/712606/boomers-tall-story-hits-new-heights
  2. ^ Schmook, Nathan. ""Match report: 427th heaven as Roos win for Boomer's bash"". "AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.