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Daniel Harris

North Melbourne and Gold Coast

AFL career

160 games46 goals

Debut
R1 2001 v ESS30 Mar 2001
Most recent
R20 2011 v GEE6 Aug 2011

Stats

2011
GCS
11
7.0
10.5
17.5
3.0
0.7
0.4
3.0
0.2
0.3
64
70
2009
NTH
10
7.1
10.1
17.2
2.4
1.8
1.3
4.5
0.3
0.1
67
74
2008
NTH
23
8.5
10.5
19.0
4.2
1.3
1.7
4.7
0.3
0.3
76
84
2007
KAN
25
8.0
12.4
20.4
3.3
1.4
1.5
4.4
0.2
0.2
75
87
2006
KAN
22
9.7
9.8
19.5
4.0
1.2
0.6
5.0
0.2
0.2
82
-
2005
KAN
22
6.9
8.9
15.7
2.4
0.8
0.5
3.5
0.3
0.0
60
-
2004
KAN
21
7.6
9.0
16.6
2.2
0.8
0.4
4.1
0.5
0.2
67
-
2003
KAN
14
6.8
5.6
12.4
2.2
0.7
0.4
3.3
0.4
0.4
54
-
2002
KAN
4
5.8
2.5
8.3
0.5
0.3
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.5
33
-
2001
KAN
8
5.0
2.3
7.3
0.6
0.9
0.4
1.4
0.1
0.4
28
-
League
Season
GEE
SS
R20
7
3
10
3
0
1
0
0
0.0
33
34
HAW
AS
R13
8
8
16
4
1
0
0
2
0.0
61
43
NTH
MS
R12
8
9
17
2
2
1
0
5
0.0
67
70
WCE
PS
R11
4
11
15
0
0
0
0
6
0.0
58
58
GEE
MS
R10
3
6
9
1
1
0
0
0
0.0
25
31
BRL
Gabba
R7
12
11
23
4
1
0
0
2
1.1
86
114
ESS
ES
R6
6
11
17
4
1
1
0
7
0.0
78
75
PAD
AAMI
R5
7
13
20
2
0
1
0
5
0.1
71
107
MEL
Gabba
R4
7
13
20
2
1
0
0
3
0.1
67
69
WBD
ES
R3
5
11
16
4
1
0
0
3
0.0
62
58
CAR
Gabba
R2
10
20
30
7
0
0
0
0
1.0
97
109

Profile

Born
10 May 1982 (age 44y 165d)
Height
180 cm
Weight
79 kg

Teams

Family

Drafted by North Melbourne with pick 14 in the 2000 National Draft, Daniel Harris carved out a career as a quintessential inside midfielder known for his extraction work and physical toughness. A product of the Bendigo Pioneers, he became a key component of the Kangaroos' engine room in the mid-2000s, renowned for his ability to win contested ball and clearances in close quarters. While he lacked the elite pace of some contemporaries, his defensive pressure and work rate made him a reliable figure at Arden Street for nearly a decade, where he played 149 games and embodied the club's traditional "Shinboner" spirit.

Despite his consistency, Harris was moved on by North Melbourne at the end of the 2009 season as the club sought to inject more speed into their lineup during a regeneration phase. After spending a year in the VFL with Werribee, he was handed an AFL lifeline by the Gold Coast Suns, who selected him in the rookie draft to add mature-age experience to their inaugural list. Harris played nine games for the Suns in their debut 2011 season, providing protection and guidance for the club's developing stars, before eventually retiring at the end of 2012 with 158 senior matches to his name.