Bernie Harris

{{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)

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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.{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/B/Bernie_Harris.html| title=Bernie Harris| publisher=AFL Tables}}

In 1987 he was signed by Brisbane for their inaugural VFL seasonThe Age, "Short training run a giant step for Shaw", 24 March 1987, p. 55 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.{{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}}