Mark Harvey
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| Birth | June 11, 1965 , |
| Recruited from | Keilor Football Club, EDFL |
| Height and weight | 184cm / 87kg |
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| Debut | 1984, Essendon vs. Melbourne, at |
| Team(s) | Essendon (1984-1997)
206 Games, 170 Goals |
| Coaching career¹ | |
| Team(s) | Fremantle (Rd 16, 2007 - )
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Mark Harvey (born June 11, 1965) is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Essendon Football Club. He played 206 games from 1984 to 1997, kicking 190 goals, and was assistant coach at Essendon from 1998 to 2005. He is currently the senior coach of the Fremantle team after serving as an assistant coach since 2006.
[edit] Playing career
Harvey was originally known as a skilful forward, playing that role in the 1984 and 1985 premiership sides, including kicking four goals in the 1985 premiership win. However, injuries in his later career (particularly to his ankles) meant he was used more as a defender, which reduced the stress on his body. In his role as a defender he often played as center half-back against much taller opponents, making up for his lack of height with his aggressive attack on the football.[1]
Harvey finished in the top five of the Essendon best-and-fairest on four occasions, winning the award in 1992. He was named in the All Australian Team in 1985 and 1993; he also played in premiership sides both those years as well as in 1984. He was also the side's leading goalkicker for the 1985 season, an unusual feat for a medium-sized forward in a premiership winning team. In 2002 he was named as the 18th greatest player to play for the club in the "Champions of Essendon" list.[2]
In 2001 Harvey admitted that he suffered from bulimia for 3 to 4 years of his playing career, after he gained weight following a broken leg.[3]
[edit] Coaching career
Harvey retired in 1997 after realising injuries had taken their toll on his body and he could no longer contribute to the side in the way he would like. He remained at Essendon as an assistant coach under Kevin Sheedy, and in the years since was often suggested as a possible senior coach. At the end of the 2004 season Harvey was a front-runner for a number of coaching jobs, but either wasn't offered or chose not to take each of them, and continued to be an assistant at Essendon.
However, after the end of the 2005 season, Harvey moved from Essendon to Fremantle as an assistant coach to Chris Connolly. He helped Fremantle have their most successful season to date in 2006, reaching the preliminary final, but following a poor start to the 2007 season, Connolly resigned as senior coach after round 15. Harvey was then offered the caretaker role for the remainder of the season. After taking two days to consider the offer he accepted and was senior coach for the first time against Adelaide at AAMI Stadium on July 21, 2007.[4] Fremantle performed very well, scoring their highest ever score in South Australia and winning by 25 points.[5][6] Harvey led Fremantle to win four of the seven remaining games in 2007 but it wasn't enough to make the finals, finishing in eleventh place.
On September 17, 2007 it was announced that Harvey will be the coach of Fremantle for the next three seasons.[7]
The 2008 season did not start well for Harvey with Fremantle only winning once in the first nine rounds, including a demoralising loss to the previously winless Melbourne despite leading by 50 points at half time.[8]
He was involved in a nightclub fight in Darwin, Northern Territory on June 17, 2007 when he was king hit and knocked unconscious. This followed Fremantle's loss to Western Bulldogs and on the same night as Chris Tarrant was involved in an altercation with a local politician.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ Champions of Essendon Profile
- ^ List of Champions of Essendon
- ^ Smith, Amanda; Abused Bodies; Radio National; September 7, 2001
- ^ AAP; Harvey takes over AFL reins at Freo; July 21, 2007
- ^ Fremantle scores at Aami Stadium
- ^ Shiell, Alan; Dockers win in Harvey debut; July 21, 2007
- ^ AAP;Harvey named as Fremantle coach;September 17, 2007; Retrieved on September 17, 2007
- ^ Butler, Steve; Dockers check into the Hall of Shame; 2008-05-05; The West Australian
- ^ Beacham, D & Duffield, M;Coach hit, Tarrant scuffle in Darwin; June 18, 2007
| Preceded by Alan Ezard |
Essendon Best and Fairest winner 1992 |
Succeeded by Gary O'Donnell |
| Preceded by Chris Connolly |
Fremantle Football Club coach 2007- |
Succeeded by current |
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