Hayley Miller (born 3 February 1996) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. Miller won the Fremantle fairest and best and leading goalkicker awards in season 6 and was named in the 2022 AFL Women's season 6 All-Australian team. She served as Fremantle captain from season 6 to 2023, and is Fremantle's games record holder with 80 games.
| Hayley Miller | |||
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 Miller during a pre-season practice match for Fremantle in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Hayley Miller | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Coastal Titans (WAWFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 4, 2016 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2017, Fremantle vs. Western Bulldogs, at VU Whitten Oval | ||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Fremantle | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017– | Fremantle | 80 (24) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017 | The Allies | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2017. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early career
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Miller was born in Perth, Western Australia. She started her football career in 2016, playing for the West Coast Eagles in the West Australian Women's Football League. She made the line-up for the inaugural women's Western Derby on April 9th 2016, against her future club the Fremantle Dockers.[1] Despite suffering a broken leg in the opening minutes of the match, Miller would play out the entirety of the game and finished with two goals in the 65 point win.[2]
Miller represented the Allies during their State of Origin match against Victoria at Etihad Stadium in 2017, replacing the injured Sam Virgo.[3] She also captained the Coastal Titans for their 2017 season.[4] Miller won the Dhara Kerr Award in 2018, playing for the Subiaco Football Club, as the player adjudged Best and fairest throughout the year. She was the last player to win the award in the WAWFL competition, before it was superseded by the WAFL Women's the following year. Miller continued playing for Subiaco the following season in the newly established WAFL Women's, and finished the year having won her second Dhara Kerr award, tying with Danika Pisconeri.[5]
AFL Women's career
editMiller was drafted by Fremantle with their first selection and fourth overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[6] She made her debut in the thirty-two point loss to the Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.[7] She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven matches.[8]
Miller was named as the new Fremantle captain in December 2021, taking over from inaugural captain Kara Antonio.[9] A career best season saw Miller earn selection in the 2022 AFL Women's season 6 All-Australian team as a half forward, and named vice-captain.[10] Hayley was the first AFLW player from Western Australia to play 50 games in the league, a feat she achieved in 2022 during a preliminary final against the Adelaide Crows at the Adelaide Oval.[11]
Ahead of the 2024 season, Miller was replaced as captain by Angelique Stannett and named as one of three vice-captains, alongside Laura Pugh and Aine Tighe.[12] Miller was named Fremantle's best player in its win over Port Adelaide in week 3.[13]
Statistics
editUpdated to the end of the 2024 season.[14]
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2017 | Fremantle | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 10 | 58 | 15 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 8.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2018 | Fremantle | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 24 | 90 | 14 | 26 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 9.4 | 3.4 | 12.9 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 2019 | Fremantle | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 22 | 80 | 5 | 25 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 11.4 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2020 | Fremantle | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 26 | 97 | 20 | 29 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 10.1 | 3.7 | 13.9 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 2 |
| 2021 | Fremantle | 19 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 88 | 46 | 134 | 18 | 55 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 8.8 | 4.6 | 13.4 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 4 |
| 2022 (S6) | Fremantle | 19 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 174 | 50 | 224 | 39 | 73 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 14.5 | 4.2 | 18.7 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 15 |
| 2022 (S7) | Fremantle | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 130 | 43 | 173 | 18 | 45 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 13.0 | 4.3 | 17.3 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 2023 | Fremantle | 19 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 101 | 33 | 134 | 16 | 43 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 10.1 | 3.3 | 13.4 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 0 |
| 2024 | Fremantle | 19 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 113 | 34 | 147 | 23 | 43 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 11.3 | 3.4 | 14.7 | 2.3 | 4.3 | |
| Career | 80 | 24 | 36 | 849 | 288 | 1137 | 168 | 354 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 10.6 | 3.6 | 14.2 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 30 | ||
Honours and achievements
editReferences
edit- ^ Matthews, Bruce (9 April 2016). "West Coast women claim Derby win". fremantlefc.
- ^ Elsom, Dan (13 April 2016). "Hayley Miller is AFL's new toughest competitor". News.com.au.
- ^ Olle, Sarah (31 August 2017). "Ultimate Guide: 2017 AFLW State of Origin, Victoria v Allies, squads, coaches, late changes". Fox Sports.
- ^ "White wins top honour at WAWFL Awards".
- ^ "Miller wins inaugural WAFLW fairest and best award".
- ^ Lusted, Peter (12 October 2016). "Nicola Barr chosen by GWS as number one pick in first Women's AFL Draft". ABC Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "AFLW Teams Round 1: Full sides named for inaugural round of AFL Women's competition". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Hayley Miller". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Hayley Miller to captain Fremantle Dockers AFLW side in 2022". perthnow.com.au. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Miller named vice-captain of All-Australian team!". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Fremantle captain Hayley Miller becomes the first West Australian to reach 50 AFLW games". milestones and misses.
- ^ Schmook, Nathan (3 July 2024). "Injured Stannett voted Freo captain ahead of former skipper". afl.com.au. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ Oates, Tayla (14 September 2024). "Dockers back on winners list after comeback win over Power". afl.com.au. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Hayley Miller – player stats by season". Australian Football. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
External links
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- Hayley Miller's profile on the official website of the Fremantle Football Club
- Hayley Miller at AustralianFootball.com
- Hayley Miller on Instagram
