{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}} {{for|the basketball player|Bernie Harris (basketball)}} {{other people|Bernard Harris}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2011}} {{Infobox AFL biography | name = Bernie Harris | image = | fullname = Bernard Harris | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|8|25|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | originalteam = Mortlake (HFL) | height = 175 cm | weight = 70 kg | position = | statsend = 1990 | years1 = 1984–1986 | club1 = Fitzroy | games_goals1 = {{0}}46 {{0}}(60) | years2 = 1987–1990 | club2 = Brisbane Bears | games_goals2 = {{0}}56 {{0}}(58) | years3 = 1990 | club3 = St Kilda | games_goals3 = {{0|00}}5 {{0|00}}(0) | games_goalstotal = 107 (118) | careerhighlights = }} '''Bernard Harris''' (born 25 August 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy, the Brisbane Bears and St Kilda in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).
Harris joined his elder brother Leon at Fitzroy in 1984, having previously played in Mortlake. A rover, he kicked more than 20 goals in a season on four occasions during his league career. He received three Brownlow Medal votes for his four goals and 26 disposals in a win over Sydney at the SCG in 1985 and participated in the 1986 finals series with Fitzroy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/B/Bernie_Harris.html| title=Bernie Harris| publisher=AFL Tables}}</ref>
In 1987 he was signed by Brisbane for their inaugural VFL season<ref>''The Age'', "Short training run a giant step for Shaw", 24 March 1987, p. 55</ref> and had the distinction of kicking the club's first ever goal. Harris kicked six goals in a game against St Kilda that year. He left Brisbane halfway through the 1990 season and saw out the year at St Kilda after they picked him up in the Mid-Season draft.<ref>{{cite book|last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=978-1-920910-78-5}}</ref>
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{{Inaugural Brisbane Bears team}} {{1990 AFL mid-season draft}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Bernie}} Category:1962 births Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Category:Fitzroy Football Club players Category:Brisbane Bears players Category:St Kilda Football Club players Category:Mortlake Football Club players Category:Living people