Keith Miller (footballer, born 1953)

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Keith Miller
Personal information
Full name Keith. J. Miller
Date of birth (1953-02-14) 14 February 1953 (age 68)
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1972–1973 Echuca
1974 Geelong 2 (0)
1975 Echuca
1976–1977 Turvey Park
1978–1985 Eastlake 137
1 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). [1]

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Geelong

Miller, a ruckman from Echuca, was at Geelong for one season, in 1974. [2] [3] On his league debut, in the opening round of the season against Footscray, Miller came on as a reserve in the last quarter. [4] His only other appearance came in round three, when Geelong beat Melbourne at the MCG. Miller started the game on this occasion. [5]

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). [6] In 1977 he was runner-up in the SWDFL's Gammage Medal and played in Turvey Park's premiership team, as an assistant coach. [6]

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. [7] [8] The following year he won a Mulrooney Medal as well as the first of three successive club best and fairest awards. [6] He spent the 1980 season as a player only, then at the end of the year was appointed coach of Belconnen. [9] Before the 1981 season began, Miller resigned as coach and returned to Eastlake. [10] 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. [11] [12] Returning as coach in 1985, it would be his last season playing for the club. [13] His final year at Eastlake in 1986 was as a non playing coach. [14]

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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.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ↑ "Keith Miller – Games Played". AFL Tables.
  4. ↑ "How League recruits fare". The Age . Melbourne. 8 April 1974. p. 21. Retrieved 18 March 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ↑ "Replacements". The Age . Melbourne. 22 April 1974. p. 24. Retrieved 18 March 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  6. 1 2 3 "Keith Miller – Turvey Park – AFL Riverina". Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 18 March 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  7. ↑ "Lakes name Riverina player". The Canberra Times . 23 November 1977. p. 44. Retrieved 18 March 2015– via National Library of Australia.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  8. ↑ "Ainslie crumbles before comeback by Eastlake". The Canberra Times . 25 September 1978. p. 18. Retrieved 18 March 2015– via National Library of Australia.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  9. ↑ "Australian Football Miller to coach Belconnen". The Canberra Times . 8 November 1980. p. 45. Retrieved 18 March 2015– via National Library of Australia.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  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.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  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.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  12. ↑ "Grand slam for Ainslie". The Canberra Times . 20 September 1982. p. 1. Retrieved 18 March 2015– via National Library of Australia.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  13. ↑ "Times Sport". The Canberra Times . 31 March 1985. p. 9 Section: Sport. Retrieved 18 March 2015– via National Library of Australia.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  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.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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