The title Harvey is again on the North Melbourne staff sheet for a 433rd time after the Kangaroos confirmed Cooper Harvey would make his AFL debut towards Geelong.
Harvey, 18, is the son of North Melbourne and AFL video games report holder Brent and can grow to be the membership’s fourth debutant this season.
Kangaroos interim coach Brett Ratten stated the 180cm ahead had mounted an irresistible case for choice after persevering with to hit the scoreboard within the VFL, booting 20 objectives in 11 video games, together with two luggage of 5 and a four-goal haul.
He kicked 5.3 from 20 disposals and laid 4 tackles within the Kangaroos’ VFL win over Williamstown on Sunday.
“There’s been things he’s worked really hard on his game, it’s sort of like when you think about the cricketers who just keep making 80s and 70s and 60s and 100 … he’s just forced his way into the team,” Ratten stated.
“He came to Adelaide as a carry-over (emergency), so he was very close anyway, so to have eight shots at goal and five goals, he played a very good game.
“He’s creative with the ball, he’s a goalkicker, so that’s what we’ll see.”
Ratten stated Alastair Clarkson had not visited the membership however had begun to work off-site in his first week again on decreased duties, which had included travelling to Brisbane to look at an under-18s recreation between Vic Metro and the Allies.
Clarkson met with the soccer division away from the membership for a three-hour session on Wednesday, with Ratten saying he was prone to start catching up with gamers subsequent week.
“He caught up with the coaches off-site yesterday, it was about three hours just to talk about where we are and what we’re looking for,” Ratten stated.
“Some of the things that he’s had a look at from opposition to us and how we can improve.
“I think we’ve got to be flexible don’t we? How is he feeling, has he caught up with all the news and what we’re trying to do, just fill in some of the gaps.”
Ratten stated there was no must put a timeline on Clarkson’s transition into the senior coach function, as it will place pointless stress on the veteran coach and the membership.
“It might take one week, two weeks, four weeks … I think if we put a timeline on it, it puts people under pressure, and we don’t need to be under pressure here,” he stated.
“Three weeks, six weeks, it doesn’t matter – as long as we do it where we’re all on the same page and it’s the best thing for the footy club and the players.”
A improvement coach on the Kangaroos, Brent Harvey was with the membership to inform his son he would play his first senior recreation towards the Cats at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday.
“I’m very proud of you mate,” he stated to Cooper after delivering the news on Thursday morning.
“Just go do your stuff. Lucky I didn’t have to do that in front of the boys, I started tearing up a bit.”
Taken with decide No. 56 within the 2022 AFL draft, Cooper is one in every of 4 father-sons on North Melbourne’s checklist, alongside Luke McDonald (son of Donald), Bailey Scott (Robert) and Jackson Archer (Glenn).
Originally revealed as North Melbourne legend Brent Harvey’s son Cooper to make AFL debut
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
