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 has served as Fremantle captain since season 6, and is also Fremantle's games record holder with 70 games.
| Hayley Miller | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 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 | 70 (20) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017 | The Allies | 1 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2017. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
AFL Women's career
Miller was drafted by Fremantle with their first selection and fourth overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[1] 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.[2] She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven matches.[3] Miller is a two-time winner of the WAWFL best and fairest award.
Miller was named as the new Fremantle captain in December 2021, taking over from inaugural captain Kara Antonio.[4] 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.[5]
Statistics
Updated to the end of the 2023 season.[6]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Career | 70 | 20 | 30 | 736 | 254 | 990 | 145 | 311 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 10.5 | 3.6 | 14.1 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 30 | ||
Honours and achievements
References
External links
- Hayley Miller's profile on the official website of the Fremantle Football Club
- Hayley Miller at AustralianFootball.com
- Hayley Miller on Instagram
