Ray Harvey (footballer)

Ray Harvey (28 July 1929 – 17 September 2003)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[2]

Ray Harvey
Personal information
Date of birth	(1929-07-28)28 July 1929
Place of birth	Prahran
Date of death	17 September 2003(2003-09-17) (aged 74)
Place of death	Taunton Avenue
Height	5.4
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Position(s)	Rover
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1949	Melbourne	2 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Harvey won the best and fairest award in the Melbourne thirds (junior) team in 1948.^[3] He only played two games in 1949, kicking two goals in his debut match,^[4] before requesting a transfer to Prahran Football Club in the Victorian Football Association.^[5]

Harvey played his first 142 games consecutively and won four Prahran best and fairest awards.

In 2003, he was selected in Prahran's Team of the Century.