Phillip James Harrison (born 27 July 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the

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(VFL). He also played for

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and Port Adelaide in the

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(SANFL). Harrison, a recruit from

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in the

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, was a half back flanker in the Geelong reserves 1980, 1981 and 1982 premiership teams. He made seven senior appearances for the VFL club, two in

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and five in 1982. In 1983, Harrison played in the SANFL for

. He moved to Port Adelaide for the 1984 season and remained there until 1989, when he retired with a second successive premiership.''

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"Port Adelaide victorious over wearied Glenelg"
3 October 1988, p. 42 From 1990 to 1992, Harrison captain-coached Millicent in the

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. Harrison was then captain-coach of Tantanoola in 1993. He coached

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from 2008 to 2010 and steered them to a division two premiership in his first year. In 2012 he coached Broadview.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Harrison, Phil 1961 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Geelong Football Club players North Adelaide Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) Numurkah Football Club players Living people