Harris Andrews

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Harris Andrews
Harris Andrews 2018.3.jpg
Andrews in August 2018
Personal information
Full name Harris Michael Johnston Andrews
Date of birth (1996-12-11) 11 December 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Fitzroy, Victoria
Original team(s) Aspley (NEAFL)/Brisbane Lions Academy
Draft No. 61, 2014 national draft
Height 202 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 100 kg (220 lb)
Position(s) Key defender
Club information
Current club Brisbane Lions
Number 31
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2015– Brisbane Lions 212 (11)
Representative team honours
YearsTeamGames (Goals)
2020 All Stars 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Career highlights
Signature
Harris Andrews signature 2024.svg
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Harris Michael Johnston Andrews (born 11 December 1996) is an Australian rules footballer and the co-captain of the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). [1]

Contents

Early life

Andrews was born in Fitzroy in Melbourne in 1996. He moved to Brisbane’s northern suburbs with his family in 2000 at the age of 4. There he participated in the Auskick program at Aspley [2] and began playing junior football for the Aspley Football Club at five years of age. [3] He attended Padua College throughout his schooling [4] and was recruited to the Brisbane Lions Academy as a 17 year old. [5] In 2013, Andrews was the leading goal kicker in the NEAFL under 18 competition, with 80 goals in 17 games. [6] In 2014, Andrews played as a key position defender while representing Queensland in the TAC Cup and the 2014 AFL Under 18 Championships. The Brisbane Lions selected him with the 61st pick at the 2014 AFL draft.

AFL career

Andrews representing the All-Stars team against Victoria Harris Andrews 28.02.20.jpg
Andrews representing the All-Stars team against Victoria

Andrews played his first game in round 3 of the 2015 season against Richmond, scoring a debut goal from more than 50 metres. [7] 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. [8] In May 2018, Andrews was appointed vice-captain of the Lions.

In round 10, 2018 he set a league record for the most one percenters in a single match, having recorded 26 in a loss to Sydney at The Gabba. [9] In 2019 and 2020, Andrews received All-Australian honours in back-to-back years. [10]

In 2023, Andrews was appointed co-captain of the Brisbane Lions alongside Lachie Neale. Andrews played in the Grand Final defeat to Collingwood in his first season as captain. Andrews overcame his co-captain, who had won the Brownlow Medal for the season, to win his first Merrett-Murray Medal. [11]

During 2024, Andrews extended his contract with the Lions until at least the end of 2019. [8] As co-captain, he was a part of Brisbane's 2024 premiership winning team. [12] As the premiership captain, Andrews was presented with the inaugural Ron Barassi Medal alongside co-captain Lachie Neale. [13]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2024 season. [14]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
  #  
Played in that season's 
premiership team
  †  
Led the league for 
the season
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2015 Brisbane Lions 311942118103221100280.20.16.25.3411.65.31.50
2016 Brisbane Lions 311721987717572380.10.15.84.510.34.22.20
2017 Brisbane Lions 312220170116286138220.10.07.75.313.06.31.00
2018 Brisbane Lions 311811168113281119390.10.19.36.315.66.62.22
2019 Brisbane Lions 312100163106269116330.00.07.85.012.85.51.62
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Brisbane Lions 3116001135817171170.00.07.13.610.74.41.14
2021 Brisbane Lions 312311219132351181†290.00.09.55.715.37.91.10
2022 Brisbane Lions 31240020893301154290.00.08.63.812.56.41.20
2023 Brisbane Lions 31261028188369203310.00.010.83.414.27.81.28
2024 # Brisbane Lions 31260025099349195360.00.09.63.813.47.51.43
Career2121151788985277313483020.10.08.44.713.16.41.419

Notes

  1. ↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours and achievements

Team

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "Your 2023 Brisbane Lions Captains". Brisbane Lions. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. ↑ AFL Record. Round 1, 2022. pg 81
  3. ↑ "[VIDEO] My Junior Footy: Harris Andrews". Brisbane Lions. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
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  5. ↑ King, Travis (3 August 2015). "Harris Andrews a home-grown rising star for Lions". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "Harris Andrews set for Lions debut". aflq.com.au. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
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