Brenton Harris (born 9 October 1969) is a former
Australian rules footballer who played with
North Melbourne
North Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne local government area. North Melbourne recorded a population of 14,953 at ...
in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(VFL).
Harris was selected with pick 20 in the
1986 VFL Draft
The 1986 VFL draft was the third formal draft to provide recruitment opportunities to clubs participating in Australian rules football's elite Victorian Football League. Held on 26 November 1986 after the end of the 1986 VFL season, it consisted o ...
, one of five players that North Melbourne secured in the draft and the only one to play a league game. He made two appearances, the first in North Melbourne's round 16 loss to
Footscray in the
1988 season at the
Melbourne Cricket Ground and the second came the following weekend, in a draw against
Collingwood at
Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to:
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Unfortunately, Harris was struck down by injury early in his football career, suffering a torn ACL in the first few months of the season. Attempts to recover from the injury were unsuccessful, and shortly afterwards, Harris was de-listed from the squad.
He is the younger brother of Darren Harris, who played 51 games for North Melbourne.
References
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1969 births
Australian rules footballers from South Australia
North Melbourne Football Club players
South Adelaide Football Club players
Living people
Reynella Football Club players