Harvey will play on - Officially confirmed

Dan Warna · Post: # 460125Post **Dan Warna** » Thu 20 Sep 2007 9:57am

jeez robert harvey is ONLY in the top half a dozen or so of all time brownlow vote getters out of the thousand who have played AFL/VFL?

IMO overrated

JeffDunne · Post: # 460128Post **JeffDunne** » Thu 20 Sep 2007 10:03am

I hope Rob is given the respect he deserves and nobody involved in the current political battle will be with him when he makes his announcement.

The ONLY club official that should be there is the coach.

The Saintsational Man · Thu 20 Sep 2007 10:04am

Dan Warna wrote:jeez robert harvey is ONLY in the top half a dozen or so of all time brownlow vote getters out of the thousand who have played AFL/VFL?

IMO overrated

They doubled up brownlow votes back in those days.....have a look.....

Blokes were gettin 50 votes in 1 year.....if 2 umpires gave the same vote they added them together.....or something like that.....

Basically if u take out of the equation.....Harvey has the most ever!!!

The Saintsational Man · Thu 20 Sep 2007 10:05am

They doubled them up for 2 years my mate just told me

Mr Magic · Post: # 460267Post **Mr Magic** » Thu 20 Sep 2007 12:31pm

The Saintsational Man wrote:They doubled them up for 2 years my mate just told me

Just had a look at the Brownlow Votes website and it would appear that Dempsey has 217.5 votes (adjusted by halving votes in 1976/77)

Currently Harves is #2 on 202(prior to this year) and Dempsey is #1 on 217.5

midas_touch · Thu 20 Sep 2007 3:04pm

Bloody awesome news, this would have to be one of the major highlights of the year for st kilda. Harvey, your a machine.

Gabba · Post: # 460492Post **Gabba** » Thu 20 Sep 2007 4:58pm

Mr Magic wrote:
The Saintsational Man wrote:They doubled them up for 2 years my mate just told me
Just had a look at the Brownlow Votes website and it would appear that Dempsey has 217.5 votes (adjusted by halving votes in 1976/77)

Currently Harves is #2 on 202(prior to this year) and Dempsey is #1 on 217.5

How many do you reckon he will get this year?

Riewoldting · Thu 20 Sep 2007 5:00pm

Gabba wrote:How many do you reckon he will get this year?

About 10

snoopygirl · Post: # 460639Post **snoopygirl** » Thu 20 Sep 2007 7:35pm

Yeah, he's pretty popular with the umpires. Reckon he'll go close to polling the most for the Saints. As he did last season, etc, etc, etc.

Post: # 460645Post **n1ck** » Thu 20 Sep 2007 7:42pm

11 or 12

sir banger · Post: # 460702Post **sir banger** » Thu 20 Sep 2007 9:03pm

we love you harves

battye · Post: # 460732Post **battye** » Thu 20 Sep 2007 9:42pm

Hell, Harvey will win the Brownlow next year

nicko016 · Post: # 460733Post **nicko016** » Thu 20 Sep 2007 9:42pm

359 games and and counting.

Only 68 more to pass to Michael Tuck's record. C'mon Harves, you've got a few more seasons yet.

I wonder if anyone has ever played in 4 seperate decades? If he played in 2010 that would be four decades. Imagine that.

saintbrat · Post: # 460739Post **saintbrat** » Thu 20 Sep 2007 9:51pm

SaintBot wrote:thanks for that brat...has anybody else reached 20 seasons?

Harvey is poised to become the first player whose AFL/VFL career has extended to 21 consecutive seasons, bettering Michael Tuck's 20 years (1972-91) during which the durable Hawthorn star played a league record 426 matches.

The career of the VFL's oldest-ever player, Vic Cumberland, spanned 22 years, but was interrupted by travel and service during the First World War.

http://sportal.com.au/default.aspx/afl- ... bert-35899

WHY do they insist on aging Harves- he's JUST last month turned 36 and already they are saying he is 37

He said his decision to continue was based on two main factors - his fitness and feedback from the club that he was wanted, appreciated and, even at 37, thought to be still capable of matching it with the competition's best.