Paul Harrison
South Melbourne
AFL career
119 games27 goals
- Debut
- R1 1963 v GEE20 Apr 1963
- Most recent
- R20 1970 v GEE15 Aug 1970
Stats
1970 | SME | 6 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1969 | SME | 19 | 9.8 | 3.2 | 13.0 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1968 | SME | 16 | 10.1 | 1.3 | 11.4 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1967 | SME | 9 | 10.9 | 0.9 | 11.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
1966 | SME | 16 | 13.4 | 1.3 | 14.7 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
1965 | SME | 18 | 12.5 | 1.5 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
1964 | SME | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | - |
1963 | SME | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - |
Bio
Recruited from McKinnon, Paul Harrison arrived at the Lakeside Oval in 1963 and made an immediate impression, winning South Melbourne's Best First Year Player award. A robust ruckman, Harrison became a consistent figure for the Bloods throughout the 1960s, a decade where team success was often elusive despite the individual brilliance of teammate Bob Skilton. While rarely a prolific ball-winner or goal-kicker, his primary role was to provide contest and physical presence in the ruck division, often tasked with battling against the legendary big men of the VFL era.
Harrison remained a staple of the South Melbourne lineup for eight seasons, notching up 119 games before departing the VFL following the 1970 season. He left the league as a respected centurion of the club, having provided essential stability in the ruck stocks during a lean period for the red and white. Following his VFL career, he continued playing football in the VFA with Sandringham.
Profile
- Born
- 26 July 1944
- Died
- 17 Mar 2005 (aged 60y 234d)
- Birthplace
- Morwell, VIC
- Height
- 187 cm
- Weight
- 83 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from McKinnon, Paul Harrison arrived at the Lakeside Oval in 1963 and made an immediate impression, winning South Melbourne's Best First Year Player award. A robust ruckman, Harrison became a consistent figure for the Bloods throughout the 1960s, a decade where team success was often elusive despite the individual brilliance of teammate Bob Skilton. While rarely a prolific ball-winner or goal-kicker, his primary role was to provide contest and physical presence in the ruck division, often tasked with battling against the legendary big men of the VFL era.
Harrison remained a staple of the South Melbourne lineup for eight seasons, notching up 119 games before departing the VFL following the 1970 season. He left the league as a respected centurion of the club, having provided essential stability in the ruck stocks during a lean period for the red and white. Following his VFL career, he continued playing football in the VFA with Sandringham.