North Melbourne legend Brent Harvey still super ripped
Kangaroos legend Brent Harvey retired four years ago, but North Melbourne fans were probably hoping he’d make a comeback on Friday.
He hasn’t played an AFL game for four years, but North Melbourne legend Brent Harvey looks as though he’s ready for a comeback.
The four-time All-Australian featured in the Good Friday Appeal at Marvel Stadium, taking part in a halftime challenge against former Western Bulldogs star Brad Johnson.
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The pair competed in Kick for the Kids, where each goal they mustered added $3000 to a donation tally for the Royal Children’s Hospital.
But the focus quickly shifted to Harvey’s impressive physique, the former Kangaroos captain’s muscles bulging in the North Melbourne guernsey.
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As Harvey was introduced on the Channel 7 coverage, Johnson laughed: “How good does he look?”
Bulldogs great Luke Darcy queried: “Boomer, you’re in better nick than when you played, what’s going on mate?”
Harvey replied with a smirk: “COVID was good to me. I just trained a couple of times a day.”
After missing his first three kicks at goal, Harvey rediscovered his mojo to slot a major from directly in front.
The five-time Kangaroos best and fairest winner kicked 518 goals for North Melbourne in a stellar 21-year AFL career.
He holds the all-time record for most AFL games and was named in North Melbourne’s Team of the Century.
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Since his retirement in 2016, Harvey has served as a player-coach for the North Heidelberg Football Club.
North Melbourne certainly could have used Harvey’s talents on Friday afternoon, with the club suffering a humiliating 25.17 (167) to 5.9 (39) defeat.
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