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Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Keith Miller
Personal information
Full name Keith. J. Miller
Date of birth (1953-02-14) 14 February 1953 (age 71)
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1972–1973 Echuca
1974 Geelong 2 (0)
1975 Echuca
1976–1977 Turvey Park
1978–1985 Eastlake 137
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1985.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Keith Miller (born 14 February 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Geelong

Miller, a ruckman from Echuca, was at Geelong for one season, in 1974. On his league debut, in the opening round of the season against Footscray, Miller came on as a reserve in the last quarter. His only other appearance came in round three, when Geelong beat Melbourne at the MCG. Miller started the game on this occasion.

Country football

He returned to Echuca in 1975, then spent two seasons with Turvey Park, a Wagga Wagga-based club in the South Western District Football League (SWDFL). In 1977 he was runner-up in the SWDFL's Gammage Medal and played in Turvey Park's premiership team, as an assistant coach.

ACTAFL

In 1978, Miller became captain-coach of ACT Australian Football League club Eastlake, which he led to a premiership in his first season, with a grand final win over Kevin Neale's Ainslie. The following year he won a Mulrooney Medal as well as the first of three successive club best and fairest awards. He spent the 1980 season as a player only, then at the end of the year was appointed coach of Belconnen. Before the 1981 season began, Miller resigned as coach and returned to Eastlake. He won a second Mulrooney Medal in 1981 and was an Alex Jesaulenko Medalist in 1982 for his performance in Eastlake's grand final loss to Ainslie. Returning as coach in 1985, it would be his last season playing for the club. His final year at Eastlake in 1986 was as a non playing coach.

References

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. "Golden Square has edge at home". The Age. Melbourne. 5 July 1973. p. 29. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  3. "Keith Miller – Games Played". AFL Tables.
  4. "How League recruits fare". The Age. Melbourne. 8 April 1974. p. 21. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  5. "Replacements". The Age. Melbourne. 22 April 1974. p. 24. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Keith Miller – Turvey Park – AFL Riverina". Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  7. "Lakes name Riverina player". The Canberra Times. 23 November 1977. p. 44. Retrieved 18 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Ainslie crumbles before comeback by Eastlake". The Canberra Times. 25 September 1978. p. 18. Retrieved 18 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. "Australian Football Miller to coach Belconnen". The Canberra Times. 8 November 1980. p. 45. Retrieved 18 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. "Coach says lack of commitment led to resignation". The Canberra Times. 17 February 1981. p. 16. Retrieved 18 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. "Mulrooney Medal Miller makes it a double". The Canberra Times. 3 September 1981. p. 32. Retrieved 18 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. "Grand slam for Ainslie". The Canberra Times. 20 September 1982. p. 1. Retrieved 18 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. "Times Sport". The Canberra Times. 31 March 1985. p. 9 Section: Sport. Retrieved 18 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. "Miller: I've had gutful of Eagles". The Canberra Times. 9 September 1986. p. 20. Retrieved 18 March 2015 – via National Library of Australia.

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