Gavin Miller

Gavin Miller
Personal information
Full nameGavin John Miller
Born (1960-01-04) 4 January 1960 (age 64)
Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Weight87 kg (13 st 10 lb)
Positioncentre, second-row, loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1977–77 Western Suburbs 17 2 1 0 8
1978–79 Eastern Suburbs 13 0 0 0 0
1980–83 Cronulla-Sutherland 56 6 0 1 19
1984–84 Eastern Suburbs 11 0 0 0 0
1984–87 Hull Kingston Rovers 79 24 0 0 96
1986–92 Cronulla-Sutherland 124 6 0 0 24
1988–89 Hull Kingston Rovers 22 3 0 0 12
Total 322 41 1 1 159
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1983–89 New South Wales 5 0 0 0 0
1989–89 NSW Country 1 0 0 0 0
1988–1988 Australia 2 2 0 0 8
Source: [1]

Gavin John Miller (born 4 January 1960) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative forward, he played the majority of his club football for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, and is an Immortal of the club. He earned two successive Dally M Player of the Year awards in 1988 and 1989.

At his peak, Miller was regarded by many pundits as the most dangerous attacking forward in the NSWRL, largely due to his ball playing and kicking skills. Miller's influence was at the helm of the Cronulla-Sutherland becoming Premiership contenders after having spent some years at the lower end of the ladder. During Miller's heyday, Australian selectors were often criticised for ignoring him, notwithstanding that Miller did not show the best of his skills in a badly beaten New South Wales side during the 1989 State of Origin series.

  1. ^ "Gavin Miller". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 25 October 2020.