Brent Harvey is about to lose his place in AFL history
Brent Harvey reflects on losing his status as the AFL/VFL games record holder to Scott Pendlebury. Harvey, who held the record for 10 years, expresses pride in his one-club player status with North Melbourne. He acknowledges the changing landscape of the AFL, where loyalty is becoming less common among players.
- ▪Brent Harvey held the AFL/VFL games record for 10 years before Scott Pendlebury surpassed him.
- ▪Harvey is proud to have been a one-club player with North Melbourne throughout his career.
- ▪The introduction of free agency in the AFL has made one-club players increasingly rare.
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Thu, 21 May7566→Fri, 22 May7456→Fri, 22 May10474→Live1336→Sat, 23 May16:15--→Sat, 23 May16:35--→Sat, 23 May19:35--→Sun, 24 May12:30--→Sun, 24 May15:15--→Thu, 28 May19:30--→Fri, 29 May19:40--→Sat, 30 May13:15--→Sat, 30 May16:15--→Sat, 30 May19:35--→Sun, 31 May15:15--→Sun, 31 May19:20--→ AFL Score Centre Brent Harvey reflects on losing AFL/VFL games record to Collingwood star Scott PendleburyBy Alexia PesceTopic:AFLSat 23 May 2026 at 1:28pmSat 23 May 2026 at 1:28pmSat 23 May 2026 at 1:28pmMichael Tuck, Shaun Burgoyne, Brent Harvey, Dustin Fletcher and Kevin Bartlett pose with Scott Pendlebury ahead of his record breaking 433rd match.
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