NORTH Melbourne veteran Brent Harvey has pledged to control his temper after receiving a three-match suspension at the Tribunal on Tuesday night.
Speaking on Channel 9 on Thursday night, Harvey admitted his scuffle with Western Bulldogs tagger Liam Picken was "undisciplined".
"The thing for me, I guess, is I've got to take responsibility for my actions," he said. "That's the biggest thing.
"You can blame who you want to blame, but we went to the Tribunal, we pled guilty to a case of misconduct, and I got three weeks.
"I got my right whack. That's what happens in football. I'm very disappointed … Brad and the boys are very disappointed.
"I've got to use this now as a bit of a positive. I'll be sitting in the coaches' box for the next three weeks and earning my money.
"I'm looking forward to that. If I can help one per cent – help the boys with another set of eyes on the ground from a player's point of view, well that's what I have to do."
Harvey refused to point the finger at Picken for his role in the incident.
"He was playing his role," Harvey said. "He was tagging me on the day and he got me to jump off the cliff.
"It's not good enough. It was very undisciplined on my behalf and I've got to make sure I control my temper.
"That's the biggest disappointment that I've got – that I actually let someone get to me. I tipped over the edge.
"It's frustrating at times, but at the same time I take full responsibility. I shouldn't have done it."
Harvey will miss North Melbourne's last two home and away matches, against Adelaide and Melbourne.
He will also have to watch the Kangaroos' elimination final from the stands.
"The Kangas get an opportunity to play in the finals and I won't be there for the first week," he said.
"I spoke to the boys today and they've assured me they'll get through the first week for me, and hopefully I can come back in the second week."
Harvey said he spoke about his suspension with North coach Brad Scott for the first time on Thursday.
"He's very angry, obviously, and so he should be," Harvey said. "But at the same time he's very supportive. He's a fantastic coach."
But the 382-game veteran did not feel the need to apologise to his teammates.
"I think they know how much I love my football and how much I love our football club that I didn't need to apologise," Harvey said.
