Cooper Harvey needs to make his personal title at North Melbourne and can seemingly shun any alternative to put on his well-known father Brent’s quantity.
The 18-year-old turned the fourth father-son choice on the Kangaroos’ listing when he was taken with decide 56 within the AFL Draft on Tuesday evening.
Cooper joins Jackson Archer (son of Glenn), Bailey Scott (Robert) and Luke McDonald (Donald) at Arden St in a lift for the rebuilding Roos.
Brent is a North legend having performed an AFL-record 432 video games for the Kangaroos between 1996 and 2016, starring within the membership’s final premiership in 1999.
They are massive footsteps to comply with however Cooper just isn’t daunted by the state of affairs and was straight into work on the membership on Wednesday
“Just create my own path,” Cooper mentioned of his father’s phrases of recommendation.
“What he’s done is obviously amazing, but just being myself and being my own player and creating something.”
Brent’s No.29 jumper was not worn by anybody at North for 4 years after he retired.
But that modified in 2021 when midfielder Will Phillips was given the honour after he was drafted.
“It’s a hard one, but I think Will Phil (Phillips) looks good in it so he can keep it,” Cooper mentioned.
Even after Brent’s time within the AFL ended, the Hall of Famer has continued taking part in native soccer at North Heidelberg.
Cooper performed in a Northern Football League sport along with his dad and uncle Shane final yr.
He had no downside stepping up into senior soccer, ending with 24 possessions and two objectives.
Cooper seems to own a combative streak after being hit with a one-game suspension for an incident in that sport.
“It’s a good record; he played one game and got a one-week suspension so he wasn’t taken aback,” Brent joked.
Brent has stay concerned at North as a runner on gamedays and can maintain offering recommendation and suggestions to Cooper.
“Super excited for him, very proud as a dad,” Brent mentioned.
“Cooper mentioned it and he’s on his own journey now and that’s that’s fantastic but I’ll help him out as much as I can.”
