Ian Miller (Australian footballer)
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| Ian Miller | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ian Robert Miller | ||
| Born | 16 December 1949 | ||
| Died | 14 September 2026 (aged 76) | ||
| Original team | Perth (WANFL) | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1967-1973 | Perth (WANFL) | 132 (135) | |
| 1974–1977 | Fitzroy (VFL) | 80 (33) | |
| 1978-1980 | East Perth (WANFL) | 64 (31) | |
| Total | 276 (199) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1980. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ian Robert Miller (16 December 1949 – 14 September 2026) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the VFL and with Perth and East Perth in the WANFL. He also played in 15 interstate games for Western Australia.[1]
Following in the footsteps of his father, Bob Miller, who played 172 games for Perth,[2] Miller was a versatile player and was often used across half forward and as a ruck-rover. He started his career at WANFL club Perth and was a member of their 1968 premiership side. In 1972 he spent more of the season at centre half-forward and won a Sandover Medal. He also represented Western Australia that year at the Perth Carnival and earned All-Australian selection. The following season he played the last of his 132 games for Perth and was recruited by Fitzroy.
From 1974 to 1977, he was a regular in the Fitzroy side before returning to Western Australia in 1978 to join East Perth. In his debut season for East Perth, he starred in their two-point grand final victory, winning a Simpson Medal. He finished with 64 games at East Perth and from 1982 to 1984 was coach of Perth.
In 1999, he was chosen as a half forward flanker in Perth's official team of the century.
Miller died on 14 September 2026, at the age of 76.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "WA football icon Ian 'Serge' Miller has died". The West Australian. 15 September 2026. Retrieved 15 September 2026.
- ↑ "Australian Football - Bob Miller - Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
External links
[edit]- Ian Miller's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ian Miller at AustralianFootball.com
- Ian Miller's WAFL playing statistics at WAFLFootyFacts.net
