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==Early life and junior football== |
==Early life and junior football== |
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Armstrong grew up in the south-eastern suburbs, playing junior football with [[Ormond Amateur Football Club|Ormond]], representative football for [[Sandringham Dragons]] and attending school at [[McKinnon Secondary College|McKinnon Secondary]] and later [[Haileybury (Melbourne)|Haileybury]].<ref name="foxprofile">{{cite news |last1=Jovanovski |first1=Jack |title='Be ruthless': Inside AFL legend's tutelage of draft bolter as rapid rise turns heads |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-draft-2024-harry-armstrong-best-key-forward-in-class-sandringham-dragons-injuries-landing-spots-interview-latest-news/news-story/b7132a39eb13fc11df282be7333077ba |access-date=9 April 2025 |work=Fox Sports |publisher=News Corp Australia |date=11 November 2024 |archive-date=23 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223050358/https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-draft-2024-harry-armstrong-best-key-forward-in-class-sandringham-dragons-injuries-landing-spots-interview-latest-news/news-story/b7132a39eb13fc11df282be7333077ba |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="profiletheage">{{cite news |last1=McGowan |first1=Marc |title=The top draft chance who left hospital to watch his mates win a grand final without him |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/the-top-draft-chance-who-left-hospital-to-watch-his-mates-win-a-grand-final-without-him-20241020-p5kjqg.html |access-date=9 April 2025 |work=The Age |publisher=Nine Entertainment |date=21 October 2024}}</ref> |
Armstrong grew up in the south-eastern suburbs, playing junior football with [[Ormond Amateur Football Club|Ormond]], representative football for [[Sandringham Dragons]] and attending school at [[McKinnon Secondary College|McKinnon Secondary]] and later [[Haileybury (Melbourne)|Haileybury]].<ref name="foxprofile">{{cite news |last1=Jovanovski |first1=Jack |title='Be ruthless': Inside AFL legend's tutelage of draft bolter as rapid rise turns heads |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-draft-2024-harry-armstrong-best-key-forward-in-class-sandringham-dragons-injuries-landing-spots-interview-latest-news/news-story/b7132a39eb13fc11df282be7333077ba |access-date=9 April 2025 |work=Fox Sports |publisher=News Corp Australia |date=11 November 2024 |archive-date=23 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241223050358/https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-draft-2024-harry-armstrong-best-key-forward-in-class-sandringham-dragons-injuries-landing-spots-interview-latest-news/news-story/b7132a39eb13fc11df282be7333077ba |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="profiletheage">{{cite news |last1=McGowan |first1=Marc |title=The top draft chance who left hospital to watch his mates win a grand final without him |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/the-top-draft-chance-who-left-hospital-to-watch-his-mates-win-a-grand-final-without-him-20241020-p5kjqg.html |access-date=9 April 2025 |work=The Age |publisher=Nine Entertainment |date=21 October 2024}}</ref> While at Haileybury, he worked closely with three time [[Coleman Medal]] winner [[Matthew Lloyd]] to improve his goal kicking<ref>{{Cite web |title=The ‘ruthless’ top-10 prospect with goalkicking great in his corner |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1248642/pretty-unbelievable-top-10-prospect-harry-armstrong-with-goalkicking-great-matthew-lloyd-in-his-corner/amp |access-date=2025-07-07 |website=www.afl.com.au}}</ref>. |
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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 School|Caulfield Grammar]] in 2023.<ref name="profiletheage"/> Despite missing that game, Armstorng finished the year as the competition's leading goalkicker.<ref name="foxprofile"/> |
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 School|Caulfield Grammar]] in 2023.<ref name="profiletheage"/> Despite missing that game, Armstorng finished the year as the competition's leading goalkicker.<ref name="foxprofile"/> |
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