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Brenton Harris (born 9 October 1969) is a former
Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...
er who played with
North Melbourne North Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne Local government ar ...
in the
Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...
(VFL). Harris was selected with pick 20 in the 1986 VFL Draft, 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 The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as the 'G, is a sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadium in the Southern Hemisphere, the Lis ...
and the second came the following weekend, in a draw against Collingwood at Victoria Park.AFL Tables: Brenton Harris
/ref> Unfortunately, Harris was struck down by injury early in his football career, suffering a
torn ACL An anterior cruciate ligament injury occurs when the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is either stretched, partially torn, or completely torn. The most common injury is a complete tear. Symptoms include pain, an audible cracking sound during in ...
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.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Brenton 1969 births Australian rules footballers from South Australia North Melbourne Football Club players South Adelaide Football Club players Living people Reynella Football Club players