2019 Player Reviews: #4 James Harmes

[Demonland 72,176]

Harmes secured his second consecutive top-five Club Champion finish after another consistent year playing all 22 games in 2019. He played a valuable role for his side, often negating one of the opposition’s most damaging players and also showed an ability to win the ball averaging 24 disposals a game.  

 

Date of Birth: 5 October, 1995 

Height: 185 cm 

Weight: 82 kg  

 

Games MFC 2019: 22 

Career Total: 91  

 

Goals MFC 2019: 12 

Career Total: 56  

 

Votes 2019 Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Memorial Trophy: 319 votes (fourth)

[Kent 2,909]

Love this Guy

Alwyays tries his [censored] off,  damaging when given space. Our best defensive forward

[Dee Dee 1,108]

For this mad Melbourne supporter (me) seeing that mad Melbourne supporter (Harmes) living out his boyhood dream makes me very envious. From rookie to best 22: great story, and probably better to come!

[jane02 3,748]

My dog proudly wears number 4 on his jumper. Love his passion and the fact he is living the dream.

[pewpewpew 738]

Wasn't as prolific in 2019 as he was towards the end of 2018 but still had a solid year and deserved the top 5 finish in the Bluey. I love the way he goes about it but would like him to take his game to another level next year.

[Diamond_Jim 12,578]

One of the few developmental success stories of recent seasons.

Hopefully Hore (showed promise in 2019) joins him next year and we get solid contributions from both Fritsch and Hannan.

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,817]

Should've finished 3rd in the B&F, rather than Viney.

[TeamPlayedFine39 8,503]

Started slowly after a huge second half of 2018.  Felt he found a bit of form when he started to play a more defensively through the midfield.  He is a very, very good footballer and his consistency of effort is a great asset to the team.

 

 

[Sir Why You Little 37,034]

Harmes had a solid year. One of the few

[Singa 224]

What a great human being this guy is. Seeing footage of his relationship with John from the B 'n F was great to see.

[praha 11,240]

Future captain material imo.

[At Least I Saw a Flag 5,242]

He's a ripper !! 

[whatwhat say what 22,747]

love his effort and his flexibility

while i still think that when he is playing as a tagger he's at his best, i wonder whether he will have a different role going forward in 2020

it seemed to me he played much more of a defensive role towards the end of last season, and i suspect he may continue in that role

[nosoupforme 3,085]

When Harmes gets going he can be a match winner no doubt and proved it against the hawks when he put in a last quarter blinder to help us over the line. Is durable and fits into a tagging role without fuss.  Has nullified some very good opposition since being used as a tagger in the midfield. 

Harmes is a valuable team member and he has plenty of scope to be even  better than he is.   ' A' GRADE Quality material.

 

[John Crow Batty 8,863]

Had a good season after coming of age in 2018 though appeared at times to be furiously paddling against the tide with little success. Weighed down by the general ineptness of some of his midfield partners and poor co-ordination.