 |
|
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | July 6, 1983 , Hobart, Tasmania |
| Recruited from | Mt Gravatt Football Club (QLD) |
| Height and weight | 193cm / 96kg |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | Round 7, 2002, Melbourne Football Club vs. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name It is located south of the eastern side of the Continent, being separated from it by Bass Mount Gravatt Australian Football Club, is a Brisbane based club competing in the AFL Queensland Australian rules football competition See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the Australian rules club for the Football (soccer club see Melbourne Victory FC. St. Kilda, at Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Team(s) | Melbourne (2002-)
91 Games, 34 Goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2007 season | |
| Career highlights | |
Brad Miller (July 6, 1983, Hobart, Tasmania[1]) is an Australian rules footballer, currently playing with the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League. This article is about the Australian rules club for the Football (soccer club see Melbourne Victory FC. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name It is located south of the eastern side of the Continent, being separated from it by Bass Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players This article is about the Australian rules club for the Football (soccer club see Melbourne Victory FC. The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest
Brad is the son of Neville Miller, who played 30 games with the South Melbourne Football Club. The Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL club based in Sydney, New South Wales.
Having spent his early childhood in Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Miller moved to Brisbane in Queensland with his family at an early age, where he played rugby league from age 13. Sandy Bay is a suburb of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games On his father's advice, he later tried Australian rules football, ending up at the Mt Gravatt Football Club, where he was scouted by AFL club the Melbourne Demons. Mount Gravatt Australian Football Club, is a Brisbane based club competing in the AFL Queensland Australian rules football competition
Picked at number 55 in the 2001 AFL Draft, Miller carried a reputation and promise of becoming a key position centre half forward in the mould of Wayne Carey or Jonathan Brown. The 2001 AFL Draft consisted of a pre-season draft a national draft and a trade period In Australian rules football, the centre half-forward is a position on the Half-forward line of a football field Wayne Carey (born 27 May 1971 is a former Australian rules football player who played for North Adelaide in the SANFL, before joining Australian Football Jonathan Brown (born 29 October 1981 is an Australian rules footballer for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League.
At the Demons, Miller struggled early to reach his potential at centre half forward, showing promise with 2 goal hauls and taking strong marks, but poor decision making and kicking skills often resulted in turnovers. In some games but with a reputation for disgressions that ended with tribunal appearances and suspensions.
At times, he was used by coach Neale Daniher in defence, and held down big key opposition forwards like Barry Hall, but was ultimately a second choice in defence behind Nathan Carroll and Ben Holland. Neale Daniher (born 15 February 1961 in Ungarie New South Wales) is a former Australian rules football player and former Melbourne coach Barry Hall (born 8 February 1977 is a professional Australian rules footballer While he had played several seasons at the St Kilda Football Club, Hall is best known Nathan Carroll (born 20 October 1980 is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the AFL ’s Melbourne Football Club. Ben Holland (born 10 May 1977 is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.
A slump in form in 2006, saw him play most of the season for the Sandringham Zebras, including an appearance in their premiership side. Sandringham Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne that was formed in 1929 and plays in the Victorian Football League
While he was still fairly young at 25, the media began speculating that he might be traded to the Brisbane Lions for Jason Akermanis so that Miller could return to his home of Queensland. Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) is an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane Jason "Aka" Akermanis (born 24 February 1977 is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Western Bulldogs.
When he did return, just before the finals, he was involved in a collision that led to Geelong player Tom Lonergan losing one of his kidneys. Tom Lonergan (born 17 May 1984 is an Australian Rules Football player for the Geelong Football Club.
Miller played a best on ground performance in the Demons losing finals game against the Fremantle Dockers in Perth in an impressive performance. Fremantle Football Club, unofficially nicknamed The Dockers and known informally as "Freo" is one of 16 teams in the Australian Football League (AFL Many believe that this saved him from being traded in the pre-season draft.
Miller played what was possibly his best game at the club in Round 7 of the 2008 Season against Fremantle at the MCG. The Australian Football League season of 2008 commenced on 20 March 2008 and concluded on 27 September 2008
References
External links
- Brad Miller (footballer) profile on the Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club
- Brad Miller (footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic