Touk Miller

Touk Miller
Touk Miller
	Miller playing for Gold Coast in August 2018
Personal information
Full name	Touk Miller
Date of birth	22 February 1996 (age 25)
Original team(s)	Maribyrnong Park (EDFL)/St Kevin's College (APS)/ Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 29 2014 AFL Draft
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Gold Coast
Number	11
Playing career1
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2021.
Career highlights
	All-Australian team: 2021; Gold Coast Suns Club Champion: 2021; 2015 AFL Rising Star nominee; 2× Marcus Ashcroft Medal: 2016, 2018;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Touk Miller (born 22 February 1996) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life[]

Miller was born in Melbourne to an African-American father and an Australian mother.^[1] His father, Wylie, is a jazz musician and his mother, Ruth, is a veteran marathon runner and triathlete.^[2] Touk started high school in the selective sports academy at Maribyrnong College. He then accepted a scholarship to St Kevin's College for both his football and cricket talents.^[3] Miller was selected to represent the under 15 Victorian state cricket team at the national championships in March 2011 and made his first XI debut for the North Melbourne Cricket Club at the Junction Oval in December 2011^[4] before electing to focus on football the following year.^[5]

Junior career[]

Miller played all of his junior years with the Maribyrnong Park Lions in the Essendon District Football League and made his senior debut for the club in 2011 at the age of 15. He played junior football for both St Kevin's College in the APS football competition and the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup. He also captained both the Cannons and the Vic Metro Under 18 team in the 2014 AFL Under 18 Championships.^[6]

AFL career[]

Miller made his debut for the Suns in round 1 of the 2015 season.^[7]

Miller was promoted to the Gold Coast vice-captaincy at the beginning of 2019.^{[citation needed]} He played his 100th AFL game in Round 23 against Greater Western Sydney. Despite missing several matches through injury, Miller finished 6th in Gold Coast’s 2019 best and fairest count. ^[8]

Statistics[]

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season.^[9]

**Legend**
G	Goals	B	Behinds	K	Kicks	H	Handballs	D	Disposals	M	Marks	T	Tackles

AFL playing statistics
Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
Season	Team	No.	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	Votes
2015	Gold Coast	44	22	7	8	184	190	374	51	111	0.3	0.4	8.4	8.6	17.0	2.3	5.1	0
2016	Gold Coast	11	18	4	6	174	211	385	51	88	0.2	0.3	9.7	11.7	21.4	2.8	4.9	2
2017	Gold Coast	11	20	7	6	135	282	417	67	90	0.4	0.3	6.8	14.1	20.9	3.4	4.5	0
2018	Gold Coast	11	22	6	7	198	287	485	77	123	0.3	0.3	9.0	13.1	22.1	3.5	5.6	4
2019	Gold Coast	11	18	4	3	183	219	402	81	103	0.2	0.2	10.2	12.2	22.3	4.5	5.7	5
2020^[a]	Gold Coast	11	17	3	4	117	163	340	50	88	0.2	0.2	10.4	9.6	20.0	2.9	5.2	3
2021	Gold Coast	11	21	8	8	334	334	668	95	149	0.4	0.4	15.9	15.9	31.8	4.4	7.1	17
Career			138	39	42	1385	1686	3071	472	752	0.3	0.3	10.4	12.2	22.3	3.4	5.6	31

Notes

^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References[]

^ Touk Miller draws inspiration from marathon Mum
^ AFL Draft 2014: Touk Miller a steal for Gold Coast Suns
^ Losing sleep, Touk Miller counts down the days to the AFL draft
^ 15 year old debutant
^ Calder Cannons star Touk Miller earmarked for top from young age
^ Michell, Tim (23 November 2014). "Calder Cannons captain Touk Miller boasts a rare leadership double that gives him an AFL Draft point of difference". Moonee Valley Leader.
^ Touk sets sights on round one
^ "Season Review: Touk Miller". 16 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
^ "Touk Miller". AFL Tables. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

External links[]

Touk Miller's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
Touk Miller's playing statistics from AFL Tables

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[10] The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

[1] Touk Miller draws inspiration from marathon Mum

[2] AFL Draft 2014: Touk Miller a steal for Gold Coast Suns

[3] Losing sleep, Touk Miller counts down the days to the AFL draft

[4] 15 year old debutant

[5] Calder Cannons star Touk Miller earmarked for top from young age

[6] Michell, Tim (23 November 2014). "Calder Cannons captain Touk Miller boasts a rare leadership double that gives him an AFL Draft point of difference". Moonee Valley Leader.

[7] Touk sets sights on round one

[8] "Season Review: Touk Miller". 16 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.

[9] "Touk Miller". AFL Tables. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

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show v t 2021 All-Australian team
Full-back	Jake Lever (Melbourne) Steven May (Melbourne) Tom Stewart (Geelong)
Half-back	Bailey Dale (Western Bulldogs) Aliir Aliir (Port Adelaide) Daniel Rich (Brisbane Lions)
Centre	Zach Merrett (Essendon) Ollie Wines (Port Adelaide) Sam Walsh (Carlton)
Half-forward	Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs) (vc) Tom Hawkins (Geelong) Christian Petracca (Melbourne)
Full-forward	Toby Greene (Greater Western Sydney) Harry McKay (Carlton) Tom Papley (Sydney)
Ruck	Max Gawn (Melbourne) (c) Jack Macrae (Western Bulldogs) Clayton Oliver (Melbourne)
Interchange	Darcy Parish (Essendon) Nic Naitanui (West Coast) Touk Miller (Gold Coast) Jack Steele (St Kilda)
Coach
← 2020 The position of coach in the All-Australian team has been awarded to the coach of the premiership-winning team since 1999.

show v t 2014 AFL national draft
First round	1. Paddy McCartin 2. Christian Petracca 3. Angus Brayshaw 4. Jarrod Pickett 5. Jordan De Goey 6. Caleb Marchbank 7. Paul Ahern 8. Peter Wright 9. Darcy Moore (F/S) 10. Nakia Cockatoo 11. Liam Duggan 12. Corey Ellis 13. Lachie Weller 14. Jake Lever 15. Jarrod Garlett 16. Sam Durdin 17. Kyle Langford 18. Isaac Heeney (academy selection) 19. Blaine Boekhorst 20. Jayden Laverde 21. Hugh Goddard
Second round	22. Daniel McKenzie 23. Pat McKenna 24. Jack Steele (academy selection) 25. Daniel Nielson 26. Toby McLean 27. Lukas Webb 28. Dillon Viojo-Rainbow 29. Touk Miller 30. Brayden Maynard 31. Daniel Howe 32. Tom Lamb 33. Connor Menadue 34. Connor Blakely 35. Harrison Wigg 36. Ed Vickers-Willis 37. James Rose 38. Jack Hiscox (academy selection) 39. Declan Hamilton 40. Alex Neal-Bullen
Third round	41. Jack Lonie 42. Billy Stretch (F/S) 43. Mitch McGovern 44. Liam Dawson (academy selection) 45. Bailey Dale 46. Caleb Daniel 47. Cory Gregson 48. Matthew Goodyear 49. Teia Miles 50. Marc Pittonet 51. Jackson Nelson 52. Nathan Drummond 53. Oscar McDonald 54. Ed Langdon 55. Dean Gore 56. Dougal Howard 58. Harry Dear
Fourth round	59. Jordan Cunico 60. Clem Smith 61. Harris Andrews (academy selection) 62. Zaine Cordy (F/S) 63. Jayden Foster 65. Josh Watts 66. Damien Cavka 67. Dan Butler 68. Josh Deluca 69. Logan Austin 70. Abe Davis (academy selection)
Fifth round	73. Jaden McGrath 76. Alec Waterman (F/S) 77. Reece McKenzie 78. Jesse Palmer
Sixth round	81. Josh McGuinness 84. Billy Frampton
Seventh round	85. Jeremy Finlayson (academy selection) 86. Josh Clayton (F/S)

show v t 2015 AFL Rising Star nominees
Rd 1: McIntosh Rd 2: Honeychurch Rd 3: Heeney Rd 4: Cripps Rd 5: Saad Rd 6: Gregson Rd 7: Hartung Rd 8: McCarthy Rd 9: Hogan Rd 10: Brayshaw Rd 11: Broomhead Rd 12: Boyd Rd 13: Cameron Rd 14: Lonie Rd 15: Sheed Rd 16: Miller Rd 17: Lever Rd 18: Andrews Rd 19: Thurlow Rd 20: De Goey Rd 21: Lang Rd 22: Lennon Rd 23: Fantasia
Italics denote winner