Harry Perryman (born 19 December 1998) is a professional

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playing for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

Perryman was raised in the small

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town of

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in country

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. He participated in the

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program at Collingullie-Glenfield Park Demons and began playing junior football for the club in the

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. A standout in his age group, he was placed in Greater Western Sydney's academy program as a teenager and was later drafted by the Giants with their third selection and fourteenth overall in the 2016 national draft. Harry has three brothers Joe, Ed and Nick, while Nick and Ed are also elite footballers Joseph struggles to get a kick, due to this he decided to pursue other interests such as hip hop and singing. He is one of two Giants players from the small town of Collingullie, New South Wales, along with Matthew Kennedy, who has since left the club. The two played together for most of their junior careers.

AFL career

Perryman made his AFL debut during the three point win against at

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in round nine of the 2017 season. In the match, his outstretched smother proved pivotal as what appeared to be a match-winning goal for Richmond was overturned on review. A minute later,

Jeremy Cameron Jeremy Cameron (born 1 April 1993) is a professional footballer with the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants from 2012 to 2020. Cameron has kicked the mo ...

would kick the match-winning goal for the Giants.

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* * 1998 births Living people Greater Western Sydney Giants players Australian rules footballers from New South Wales {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub