Harris Michael Johnston Andrews (born 11 December 1996) is an

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er and the co-captain of the

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in the

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(AFL).

Early life

Andrews was born in Fitzroy in

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in 1996. He moved to

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’s northern suburbs with his family in 2000 at the age of 4. There he participated in the

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program at Aspley and began playing junior football for the

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at five years of age. He attended Aspley State Primary School followed by Padua College for his senior schooling and was recruited to the

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as a 17 year old. In 2013, Andrews was the leading goal kicker in the NEAFL under 18 competition, with 80 goals in 17 games. In 2014, Andrews played as a key position defender while representing Queensland in the

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and the

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. The

selected him with the 61st pick at the

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AFL career

Andrews played his first game in round 3 of the 2015 season against , scoring a debut goal from more than 50 metres. He was nominated for Nab Rising Star Nominee in Round 18. He was included in the AFL 22 under 22 Team 2017/2018 and named Captain in 2019. Andrews was voted Most Professional Player at Brisbane four years in a row, from 2017 through to 2020. In May 2018, Andrews was appointed vice-captain of the Lions. In round 10,

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he set a league record for the most one percenters in a single match, having recorded 26 in a loss to at

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. In 2019 and 2020, Andrews received

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honours in back-to-back years. In 2023, Andrews was appointed co-captain of the Brisbane Lions alongside

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. Andrews played in the Grand Final defeat to Collingwood in his first season as captain. Andrews overcame his co-captain, who had won the

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for the season, to win his first Merrett-Murray Medal. During 2024, Andrews extended his contract with the Lions until at least the end of 2029. As co-captain, he was a part of Brisbane's 2024 premiership winning team. As the premiership captain, Andrews was presented with the inaugural

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Medal alongside co-captain

Statistics

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Honours and achievements

Team * AFL Premiership Player (

)

Individual * AFL premiership captain: (

) * 2×

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* All Stars Representative Honours in Bushfire Relief Match: 2020 * 3× 22under22 team: 2017, 2018, 2019 ( c) * AFL Rising Star nominee: 2015 (round 18)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrews, Harris 1996 births Living people Brisbane Lions players VFL/AFL premiership players Brisbane Lions premiership players Aspley Football Club players People educated at Padua College (Brisbane) All-Australians (AFL) Australian rules footballers from Brisbane Australian rules footballers from Melbourne 21st-century Australian sportsmen