Voss says the Lions had been searching "far and wide for the right man" and had to go as far as Perth to find him.
"Mark had to work out where he was at after what happened to him (at Fremantle) and if the passion and drive were still there for him,ugg boots outlet," Voss said.
Brisbane coach Michael Voss says his newly-appointed assistant coach Mark Harvey still has the fire in his eyes despite being dumped by Fremantle for St Kilda's Ross Lyon.
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Apart from being a good sounding board and a bonus in the coach's box, Voss says Harvey will also help Brown become a better player.
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"He'd clearly done his homework and also had that fire in his eyes to keep going."
"But when we met, he hardly stopped talking about football - from our list to who and what we need and what we should be focusing on.
Lions pick up discarded Harvey"He can be a set of eyes who can look at things and offer a different angle. That's going to be very important."
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"I'm rapt to be involved with the Lions and I'm looking forward to working closely with Michael Voss and the playing group to ensure the team and the club continues to move in the right direction,red wing work boots," said Harvey, who won three premierships as a player with Essendon.
"For a guy like Brownie to be able to bounce off someone of Harvey's experience, who was able to play a key position and for some of our younger brigade, it's going to be very worthwhile for them," Voss said.
Harvey will link with the Lions for their preseason camp at Noosa Heads next week.
He says both he and key forward Johnathan Brown will benefit from Harvey's vast experience and knowledge.
After missing out on securing Rodney Eade and Peter Sumich for the job, the Lions revealed 46-year-old Harvey would join Adrian Fletcher and Gary O'Donnell as Voss's assistants, as the club looks to lift itself back into the finals in 2012.
There were some concerns Harvey, the fourth head coach sacked to bob up in an assistant's role, might have lost some of the drive and desire after Fremantle ruthlessly cut him loose with a year left on his contract.
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