Harris Andrews
FullnameHarris Michael Johnston Andrews
Birth date11 December 1996 (age 29)
Birth placeFitzroy, Victoria
Originalteam(NEAFL)/Brisbane Lions Academy
DraftpickNo. 61, 2014 national draft
Height200 cm
Weight100 kg
PositionKey defender
Guernsey31
Years 12015–
Games goals 1248 (11)
Statsendround 12, 2026
Sooyears 12020
Sooteam 1All Stars
Soogames goals 11 (0)
Careerhighlights

Harris Michael Johnston Andrews (born 11 December 1996) is an Australian rules footballer and the captain of the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).[1]

Early life

Andrews was born in Fitzroy in Melbourne in 1996. He moved to Brisbane’s northern suburbs with his family in 2000 at the age of 4. There he participated in the Auskick program at Aspley[2] and began playing junior football for the Aspley Football Club at five years of age.[3] He attended Aspley State Primary School followed by Padua College for his senior schooling[4] and was recruited to the Brisbane Lions Academy as a 17 year old.[5] In 2013, Andrews was the leading goal kicker in the NEAFL under 18 competition, with 80 goals in 17 games.[6] In 2014, Andrews played as a key position defender while representing Queensland in the TAC Cup and the 2014 AFL Under 18 Championships. The Brisbane Lions selected him with the 61st pick at the 2014 AFL draft.

AFL career

Andrews played his first game in round 3 of the 2015 season against , scoring a debut goal from more than 50 metres.[7] He was nominated for Nab Rising Star Nominee in Round 18. He was included in the AFL 22 under 22 Team 2017/2018 and named Captain in 2019. Andrews was voted Most Professional Player at Brisbane four years in a row, from 2017 through to 2020.[8] In May 2018, Andrews was appointed vice-captain of the Lions.

In round 10, 2018 he set a league record for the most one percenters in a single match, having recorded 26 in a loss to at The Gabba.[9] In 2019 and 2020, Andrews received All-Australian honours in back-to-back years.[10]

In 2023, Andrews was appointed co-captain of the Brisbane Lions alongside Lachie Neale. Andrews played in the Grand Final defeat to Collingwood in his first season as captain. Andrews overcame his co-captain, who had won the Brownlow Medal for the season, to win his first Merrett–Murray Medal.[11]

During 2024, Andrews extended his contract with the Lions until at least the end of 2029.[8] As co-captain, he was a part of Brisbane's 2024 premiership winning team.[12] As the premiership captain, Andrews was presented with the inaugural Ron Barassi Medal alongside co-captain Lachie Neale.[13]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 12, 2026.[14]

|- | 2015 || || 31 | 19 || 4 || 2 || 118 || 103 || 221 || 100 || 28 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 6.2 || 5.4 || 11.6 || 5.3 || 1.5 || 0 |- | 2016 || || 31 | 17 || 2 || 1 || 98 || 77 || 175 || 72 || 38 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 5.8 || 4.5 || 10.3 || 4.2 || 2.2 || 0 |- | 2017 || || 31 | 22 || 2 || 0 || 170 || 116 || 286 || 138 || 22 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 7.7 || 5.3 || 13.0 || 6.3 || 1.0 || 0 |- | 2018 || || 31 | 18 || 1 || 1 || 168 || 113 || 281 || 119 || 39 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 9.3 || 6.3 || 15.6 || 6.6 || 2.2 || 2 |- | 2019 || || 31 | 21 || 0 || 0 || 163 || 106 || 269 || 116 || 33 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 7.8 || 5.0 || 12.8 || 5.5 || 1.6 || 2 |- | 2020[a] || || 31 | 16 || 0 || 0 || 113 || 58 || 171 || 70 || 17 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 7.1 || 3.6 || 10.7 || 4.4 || 1.1 || 4 |- | 2021 || || 31 | 23 || 1 || 1 || 219 || 132 || 351 || 181 || 29 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 9.5 || 5.7 || 15.3 || 7.9 || 1.3 || 0 |- | 2022 || || 31 | 24 || 0 || 0 || 208 || 93 || 301 || 154 || 29 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 8.7 || 3.9 || 12.5 || 6.4 || 1.2 || 0 |- | 2023 || || 31 | 26 || 1 || 0 || 281 || 88 || 369 || 203 || 31 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 10.8 || 3.4 || 14.2 || 7.8 || 1.2 || 8 |- | scope=row bgcolor=F0E68C | 2024# || || 31 | 26 || 0 || 0 || 250 || 99 || 349 || 195 || 36 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 9.6 || 3.8 || 13.4 || 7.5 || 1.4 || 3 |- | scope=row bgcolor=F0E68C | 2025# || || 31 | 27 || 0 || 1 || 284 || 99 || 383 || bgcolor=CAE1FF | 221† || 32 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 10.5 || 3.7 || 14.2 || 8.2 || 1.2 || 5 |- | 2026 || || 31 | 9 || 0 || 0 || 82 || 45 || 127 || 64 || 11 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 9.1 || 5.0 || 14.1 || 7.1 || 1.2 || |- class=sortbottom ! colspan=3 | Career[15] ! 248 !! 11 !! 6 !! 2154 !! 1129 !! 3283 !! 1633 !! 345 !! 0.0 !! 0.0 !! 8.7 !! 4.6 !! 13.2 !! 6.6 !! 1.4 !! 24 |}

Notes

  1. ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours and achievements

Team

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Your 2023 Brisbane Lions Captains". Brisbane Lions. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. ^ AFL Record. Round 1, 2022. pg 81
  3. ^ "[VIDEO] My Junior Footy: Harris Andrews". Brisbane Lions. 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
  4. ^ Davis, Greg (2015-04-25). "Harris Andrews is a big kid and made a big impression in his Brisbane Lions debut". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  5. ^ King, Travis (2015-08-03). "Harris Andrews a home-grown rising star for Lions". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  6. ^ "Harris Andrews set for Lions debut". aflq.com.au. 2015-02-26. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
  7. ^ Jones, Shane (2015-04-18). "[VIDEO] Brisbane vs Richmond, highlights: 2015 AFL live scores, blog". The Roar. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
  8. ^ "Lions Lock in Loyal Leader Long Term". lions.com.au. 18 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Hyundai Highlights: Key Takeaways Lions v Swans". Brisbane Lions FC. Telstra Media. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  10. ^ "2020 Player Review: Harris Andrews". 7 November 2020.
  11. ^ Monteverde, Marco & Santa Maria, Jake (5 October 2023). "Lachie Neale Brownlow debate erupts again after missing out on Brisbane best and fairest". The West Australian
  12. ^ Twomey, Callum (28 September 2024). "Lion Kings: Fagan's heroes thrash Swans in GF shock". AFL
  13. ^ "AFL congratulates Harris Andrews and Lachie Neale on winning the inaugural Ron Barassi Medal". afl.com.au. 29 September 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Harris Andrews". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  15. ^ "Harris Andrews". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 February 2026.