Harvey Merrigan
| Harvey Merrigan |
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| Personal information |
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| Date of birth | (1949-12-04) 4 December 1949 |
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| Original team | Hampton Park |
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| Height/Weight | 189 cm / 90 kg |
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| Playing career1 |
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| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
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| 1969-1981 | Fitzroy | 197 (18) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1981 season. |
| Career highlights |
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- 3 time VFL interstate representative
- Best and Fairest 1974
- 1978 captain of Fitzroy
- Named in Fitzroy's 'Team of the Century'
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Harvey Merrigan (born 4 December 1949) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL during the 1970s. He won Fitzroy's Best and Fairest in 1974, only the second fullback to win the award for the club with the other being Vic Chanter.
In a game against Melbourne in 1979, Fitzroy put on 238 points and Merrigan kicked the goal that enabled them to pass the record for highest score in a VFL game.
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