Port great Kane Cornes believes AFL clubs should consider signing ex-North superstar Brent Harvey.
Under the AFLโs new supplemental selection period rules, clubs would have until March 15ย to add him to their list.
In 2018 ,the Kangaroos 400-gamer kicked 61 goals in 17 games for North Heidelberg in the Northern Football League.
Harvey won the clubs best and fairest, becoming North Heidelbergโs oldest club champion at the age of 40.
Cornes suggested Hawthorn as a possible destination for Boomer.
โClarko (Alastair Clarkson) is the most innovative coach in the competition,โ Cornes told SENโs The Captains Run.
โWould a sneaky phone call to Boomer Harvey be worthwhile?
โIt may be a playing and coaching role, playing 12 to 15 games or maybe all of them in the forward line.
โClearly he can still cope with the rigours of playing AFL.
โIf heโs not in the best 800 footballers in the country, Iโd be shocked. I reckon heโs still in the best 400.โ
Cornes believes that more clubs than just Hawthorn could benefit from Harveyโs services.
โI know itโs a long shot to try and convince him out of retirement, but try and convince him in different ways,โ he said.
โIf Iโm Alastair Clarkson, Brendan Bolton or Alan Richardson, itโs certainly worth a phone call or a coffee with Boomer.
โWith the new rules, why wouldnโt a club sign him? Is he in Carltonโs best 22? Yes.
โHeโs probably in Hawthornโs best 22.โ
After signing mature-age recruits Michael Gibbons and Matthew Cottrell earlier in the week, Carlton has one free spot on their list that they could use on Harvey.
