He is an astonishing player. He debuted back in 1988, when several of his team-mates and now opponents were not even a glint in their father's eye. The Berlin Wall stood, the VN commodore was just being brought out, and looking through the 'allthestats.com' website, counting the team-mates he has played with, it amounts to an amazing 197 players that have shared playing in a team with R.Harvey. His longevity is incredible, i doubt we will see anything like this amazing span of playing ever again.
His back to back Brownlows were in 1997-98, almost 10 years after his debut, and he is still playing 10 years later! I'm not sure how many player the saints have ever had don the guernsey in their history (Geelong has a bit over 1000 i think in the same number of years), but Robert must have played with at least 15% of every Saint to have played. It will be the passing of a great era when he finally hangs up the boots. A true professional player. For many fans on this site who may not have been born at the time of his debut, the span of his career is mind-boggling. He has been playing for half MY lifetime!
His back to back Brownlows were in 1997-98, almost 10 years after his debut, and he is still playing 10 years later! I'm not sure how many player the saints have ever had don the guernsey in their history (Geelong has a bit over 1000 i think in the same number of years), but Robert must have played with at least 15% of every Saint to have played. It will be the passing of a great era when he finally hangs up the boots. A true professional player. For many fans on this site who may not have been born at the time of his debut, the span of his career is mind-boggling. He has been playing for half MY lifetime!
