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Full name | Lachlan Miller | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia | 14 August 1994||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Fullback, Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 16 September 2023 |
Lachlan Miller (born 14 August 1994) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League.
He previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League.
Miller was a member of the Australian men's rugby sevens' squad at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. [2] The team came third in their pool round and then lost to Fiji 19-nil in the quarterfinal. [3]
In round 11 of the 2022 NRL season, Miller made his first grade debut for Cronulla and scored a try in the clubs 25-18 victory over the Gold Coast. [4] In round 21 of the season, Miller came off the bench and played in the centres, replacing Siosifa Talakai in the Sharks 24-18 win over the Dragons. In this game he managed a game high 6 tackle breaks. Miller played for Cronulla in their elimination final loss to South Sydney. [5]
In January, Miller was released from his Cronulla contract to sign a three-year deal with the Newcastle Knights. [6]
In round 1 of the 2023 NRL season, Miller made his Newcastle debut in the club's 12-20 loss to the New Zealand Warriors. [7] In round 3, Miller scored two tries for Newcastle in their 36-20 loss against the Dolphins. [8] Miller served as Newcastle’s primary fullback to start the season, and after five rounds he led the league in tackle-busts and was top-five in average run metres. [9] Despite his career-best form to start to the season, Miller later struggled to find consistency and by round 13 was relegated to a bench role as Newcastle star Kalyn Ponga returned to his familiar Fullback position. [10]
On 23 August, Miller was released from the final two years of his Knights contract, so he could sign a three-year deal to join English side Leeds starting in 2024. [11]
Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
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2022 | Cronulla-Sutherland | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 12 |
2023 | Newcastle Knights | 11 | 2 | 21 | 50 | ||
Career totals | 18 | 5 | 21 | — | 0 | 62 |
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