He played as a midfielder and has been noted as one of the best centre clearance players in the league.

[2][3][4] After being delisted by North Melbourne he was drafted with the first selection in the 2010 Rookie Draft as a mature age rookie to join the new Gold Coast Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 2010.

Harris started strongly, winning an AFL Rising Star award nomination in only his second match.

At the conclusion of the 2008 season, Harris requested to leave North Melbourne over an apparent feud with coach Dean Laidley.

He was delisted at the end of the season,[5] but joined the Gold Coast Football Club.