Harry Armstrong (Australian footballer)
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| Harry Armstrong | |||
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 Armstrong in March 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 14 June 2006 | ||
| Original team | Sandringham Dragons (Talent League)/Ormond | ||
| Draft | No. 23, 2024 AFL draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2025, Richmond vs. Carlton, at MCG | ||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Key forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Richmond | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2025– | Richmond | 11 (7) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 7, 2026. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Harry Armstrong (born 14 June 2006) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A mobile tall-forward, Armstrong was drafted in the first round of the 2024 AFL draft and made his debut early in the 2025 season.
Armstrong grew up in the south-eastern suburbs, playing junior football with Ormond, representative football for Sandringham Dragons and attending school at McKinnon Secondary and later Haileybury.[1][2] While at Haileybury, he worked closely with three time Coleman Medal winner Matthew Lloyd to improve his goal kicking.[3] He grew up supporting Geelong.[4]
He developed a staph infection in his hip in his second-last year of schooling, missing Haileybury's Associated Public Schools of Victoria grand final win over Caulfield Grammar in 2023.[2] Despite missing that game, Armstorng finished the year as the competition's leading goalkicker.[1]
Early in his final junior season, Armstrong kicked 10 goals in a school match against Melbourne Grammar.[2] In total, he kicked 33 goals for his school that year and was named in the Herald Sun's APS team of the year.[5]
Armstrong represented the Victorian Metropolitan region at the 2024 AFL Under 18 Championships. Despite missing the first match of the tournament with an ankle injury, Armstrong finished as the equal-highest goalkicker for all teams with nine, earning selection in the tournament's All-Australian side.[1][6] He kicked a match-high five goals along with five marks and nine disposals in Metro's grand final victory over Victoria Country.[7][8][9]
Armstrong kicked 27 goals across eight matches in Sandringham's 2024 Talent League season.[1] Despite being affected during the season by a shoulder injury, Armstrong was ultimately selected in the league's Team of the Year.[1][10]
AFL career
Armstrong was drafted by Richmond with the club's sixth pick and the 23rd selection overall in the 2024 AFL draft.[10] Armstrong made his debut in round 1 of the 2025 season, in a victory over Carlton at the MCG.[11] He made his debut in the club's first match of the regular season; a round 1 victory over Carlton which also featured fellow first-round draftees Sam Lalor and Luke Trainor.[12][13] The following week he kicked each of his first two AFL goals, along with 12 disposals and five marks in an away loss to Port Adelaide.[14]
