Geoff Miles
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Geoff Miles is a former Australian rules football
er who played for Collingwood
, West Coast
and Geelong
in the Australian Football League
(AFL), formerly VFL.
Recruited from Ivanhoe Amateurs, Miles spent three seasons at Collingwood before being delisted.
Miles was primarily a hard running wingman or half back but could also play up forward. He went to Western Australia in 1985 where he began playing for Claremont
and was a member of their 1991 premiership team.
When not making one of his 73 senior appearances with Claremont, Miles played for West Coast, debuting in their inaugural VFL game at the start of the 1987 season.
A four-time Western Australian interstate representative, he was traded to Geelong in the 1991 AFL Draft
, thus missing out on West Coast's premiership years. He did however take part in the 1992 AFL Grand Final
with Geelong, but lost to his former club West Coast. During the year he had spent some time in the forward line and mid season kicked seven goals in a game against Melbourne and followed it up with five goals in each of the next two rounds.
The following year 1993, Miles won a premiership with local BFL side Barwon Heads, he became president of the club and was so until 2006.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played for Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
, West Coast
West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...
and Geelong
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
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(AFL), formerly VFL.
Recruited from Ivanhoe Amateurs, Miles spent three seasons at Collingwood before being delisted.
Miles was primarily a hard running wingman or half back but could also play up forward. He went to Western Australia in 1985 where he began playing for Claremont
Claremont Football Club
The Claremont Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football club in the West Australian Football League . Its official colours are navy blue and gold....
and was a member of their 1991 premiership team.
When not making one of his 73 senior appearances with Claremont, Miles played for West Coast, debuting in their inaugural VFL game at the start of the 1987 season.
A four-time Western Australian interstate representative, he was traded to Geelong in the 1991 AFL Draft
1991 AFL Draft
- History :When the competition was known as the Victorian Football League , the league introduced the first incarnation of a draft system in 1981, where teams had two selections each of interstate players determined by reverse finishing position order...
, thus missing out on West Coast's premiership years. He did however take part in the 1992 AFL Grand Final
1992 AFL Grand Final
The 1992 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Geelong Football Club and West Coast Eagles, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 26 September 1992. It was the 96th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League,...
with Geelong, but lost to his former club West Coast. During the year he had spent some time in the forward line and mid season kicked seven goals in a game against Melbourne and followed it up with five goals in each of the next two rounds.
The following year 1993, Miles won a premiership with local BFL side Barwon Heads, he became president of the club and was so until 2006.