James Harmes

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James Harmes
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Harmes playing for Melbourne in April 2018
Personal information
Full name James Harmes
Nickname(s) Horse
Date of birth (1995-10-05) 5 October 1995 (age 28)
Original team(s) Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup)/Devon Meadows
Draft No. 2, 2014 rookie draft
Debut Round 15, 2015, Melbourne  vs. Essendon, at MCG
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Western Bulldogs
Number 22
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2014–2023 Melbourne 152 (78)
2024– Western Bulldogs 000 0(0)
Total152 (78)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James Harmes (born 5 October 1995) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL), having initially been drafted to the Melbourne Football Club. Harmes made his AFL debut during the 2015 season, received a Rising Star nomination the following season, and played in Melbourne's drought-breaking 2021 premiership.

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Early life

Harmes was raised as a horse in Devon Meadows and attended Hillcrest Christian College in Clyde North and later Hallam Senior College (as part of their selective football academy) for secondary school. [1] He played his junior football with the Devon Meadows Football Club, including eight senior games when he was sixteen years of age. [1] He was recruited by the Dandenong Stingrays in 2012 to play in the TAC Cup as a bottom-aged player and played six games for the season. [2] He received mid-year state honours in 2013 by representing Victoria Country at the AFL Under 18 Championships and played two matches. [3] He spent the majority of his final junior year playing for the Dandenong Stingrays, including the grand final loss to the Eastern Ranges, [4] in addition he received the most determined award. [5]

AFL career

Harmes at training in July 2015. James Harmes 2015.JPG
Harmes at training in July 2015.

Barracking for the Melbourne Football Club as a youngster, Harmes was drafted by them with their first selection and second overall in the 2014 rookie draft. [1] In 2014, he spent the season playing in the Victoria Football League (VFL) for Melbourne's affiliate team, the Casey Scorpions; he punctured his lung in the middle of the season which left him injured for six weeks. [6] After playing with the Casey Scorpions for the first half of 2015, he was promoted to Melbourne's senior list in July, replacing the injured Jack Trengove, [7] and he made his AFL debut in the nine point loss against Essendon at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round 15. [8] He played eight out of the nine remaining matches for the season after being rested for the round 22 match against Fremantle at Domain Stadium. [9] In the final round match against Greater Western Sydney at Etihad Stadium, he received praise from the head of football writer at the Herald Sun , Mark Robinson, for his tenacity and contested play. [10] After two seasons on the rookie list, he was promoted to the senior list in November. [6]

After playing every pre-season match in the 2016 NAB Challenge, [11] [12] [13] Harmes started the season playing in the AFL when he played in the two-point win against Greater Western Sydney at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round one. [14] Stating that he plays his best football when he wins contested possessions, [15] he was named the round seven Rising Star nominee in the seventy-three point win against Gold Coast, where he recorded twenty-six disposals — eleven of which were contested — three goals, and five tackles. [16] He missed his first match for the season when he was omitted for the Queen's Birthday clash against Collingwood in round twelve. [17] He returned to the side for the twenty-two point loss against Adelaide at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round fifteen. [18] He missed only one match for the remainder of the season, the round twenty-two match against Carlton at the Melbourne Cricket Ground [19] to finish with nineteen matches for the season and place nineteenth overall in the club best and fairest count. [20]

At the conclusion of the 2023 AFL season, Harmes was traded to the Western Bulldogs for a future third-round selection. [21]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 13, 2023. [22]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
  #  
Played in that season's 
premiership team
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2014 Melbourne 430———————————————
2015 Melbourne 4383543519419240.40.65.46.411.82.43.00
2016 Melbourne 431912416216732946650.60.28.58.817.32.43.42
2017 Melbourne 4317141213815629450570.80.78.19.217.32.93.40
2018 Melbourne 4251513257276533871310.60.510.311.021.33.55.24
2019 Melbourne 4221216274264538821130.50.712.512.024.53.75.14
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Melbourne 413228710519230270.20.26.78.114.82.32.10
2021 # Melbourne 41871015222237452940.40.68.412.320.82.95.20
2022 [lower-alpha 2] Melbourne 42112617317034372750.60.38.28.116.33.43.62
2023 [lower-alpha 3] Melbourne 46132330536170.20.53.85.08.81.02.8
Career14978711309144127504446030.50.58.89.718.53.04.012

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.
  2. ↑ 2022 statistics include one game in which Harmes was substituted out of the game with an injury (round 9) and was replaced by Kade Chandler and two games in which he was an unused medical substitute (rounds 21 and 22).
  3. ↑ 2023 statistics include three games in which Harmes was a used substitute (rounds 7, 8 & 11).

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