Mark Harvey

Mark Harvey (born 11 June 1965) is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Essendon Football Club. In August 2013, he took over as interim senior coach of the Brisbane Lions following the resignation of Michael Voss as senior coach but on 3 October 2013, he resigned from the Lions. He returned to Perth with the intention of taking a year away from hands-on involvement in football. Harvey is currently serving as an assistant coach at the Essendon Football Club.

Playing career

Harvey was originally known as a skilful forward, playing that role in the 1984 and 1985 premiership sides, including kicking four goals in the 1985 premiership win. However, injuries in his later career (particularly to his ankles) meant he was used more as a defender, which reduced the stress on his body. In his role as a defender he often played as centre half-back against much taller opponents, making up for his lack of height with his aggressive attack on the football.

Harvey finished in the top five of the Essendon best-and-fairest on four occasions, winning the award in 1992. He was named in the All-Australian team in 1985 and 1993; he also played in premiership sides both those years as well as in 1984. He was also the side's leading goalkicker for the 1985 season, an unusual feat for a medium-sized forward in a premiership winning team. In 2002 he was named as the 18th greatest player to play for the club in the "Champions of Essendon" list.

Mark Harvey (cricketer)

Mark Edward Harvey (born 26 June 1974) is a former English cricketer. Harvey is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born at Burnley, Lancashire.

In February 1993, Harvey made two appearances for England Under-19s against India Under-19s. He later made his first-class debut for Lancashire against Gloucestershire at Old Trafford in the 1994 County Championship. He made a further first-class appearance in that season against Nottinghamshire in at Trent Bridge. While attending university in 1995, he made a first-class appearance for the Combined Universities against the touring West Indians at the University Parks. It was also in 1995 that he made his List A debut for the Combined Universities in the Benson & Hedges Cup against Gloucestershire. He made a further List A appearance for the team in that season's competition against Middlesex. In 1996, the team changed its name to British Universities, with Harvey making two List A appearances for the renamed team in the 1996 Benson & Hedges Cup against Kent and Glamorgan.