Bill Harvey was an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played with North Melbourne

North Melbourne Football Club

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 in the Victorian Football League

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 (VFL).

Harvey, a key forward, managed just two VFL appearances, against Collingwood

Collingwood Football Club

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 and Footscray

Western Bulldogs

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 in the 1948 season

1948 VFL season

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He then played in the Diamond Valley Football League for Heidelberg

Heidelberg Football Club

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 and kicked 102 goals in 1950, the most by any player that season.

In 1951 he joined Preston

Northern Bullants

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He is the grandfather of North Melbourne games record holder Brent Harvey

Brent Harvey

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