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Brad Miller - 150 AFL games this week
« on: April 12, 2012, 06:38:25 PM »
As fate will have it, Miller is playing his 150th this Saturday against his old side.

It'll be his 17th in Y&B after 133 games with the Dees. Brad's now in his 11th season of AFL after debuting way back in 2002.

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Re: Brad Miller - 150 AFL games this week
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2012, 07:16:22 PM »
Good on him, has been a good pickup and is embarrassing our young fwds with his workrate and willingness to be a target up the ground

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Re: Brad Miller - 150 AFL games this week
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2012, 08:32:00 PM »
I think he was on SEN this morning around 7.45am

Mr OE - find the link  ;D
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Re: Brad Miller - 150 AFL games this week
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2012, 08:40:26 PM »
Great interview
Appreciated the RFC
Plays his role as asked
They tried to put him on the spot about Jack playing up the ground
Hinted that he would be playing inside F 50 alot more

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Re: Brad Miller - 150 AFL games this week
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2012, 08:45:52 PM »
Hinted that he would be playing inside F 50 alot more

GR8 :thumbsup

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Re: Brad Miller - 150 AFL games this week
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2012, 08:42:24 AM »
Good on him, has been a good pickup and is embarrassing our young fwds with his workrate and willingness to be a target up the ground
I agree Tony, the current forward malaise is not his fault. Congratulations to brad :cheers

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Re: Brad Miller - 150 AFL games this week
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2012, 12:55:18 PM »
Congrats to Brad Miller

spot on summary tony_montana  :thumbsup
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Re: Brad Miller - 150 AFL games this week
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2012, 05:32:30 PM »
It's Miller time
By Paul Daffey
afl.com.au
Fri 13 Apr, 2012



TWO YEARS ago Brad Miller seemed washed up as an AFL footballer. He'd played only six games with Melbourne for the season and he'd spent the rest of the time with VFL affiliate Casey Scorpions.

Melbourne offered to play him in the final round as a farewell but Miller couldn't see the point. He'd played most of the season with the Scorpions so he preferred to play in their qualifying final against North Ballarat.

"I thought it was all over," Miller said. "I'd started preparing for life after AFL footy."

Miller had undertaken a coaching course through the AFL Players Association, working with highly regarded strategist David Wheadon.

Then came an unexpected turning point.

Richmond football manager Craig Cameron had been on the football staff at Melbourne. When Cameron was at the Demons he admired Miller's aggression and leadership.

Given that Richmond would enter the 2011 season with a young list that needed guidance and protection, he encouraged the Tigers to draft Miller, who was then 27.

The Tigers took him with the No. 28 selection in the 2011 rookie draft.

Miller played 16 games in his first season at Tigerland, bringing his career tally to 147. On Saturday, when the Tigers take on his old club, Melbourne, he'll run out on to the MCG for his 150th game.

"I'm glad I got a second crack," he said.

Miller has played at both clubs as a lead-up forward. He's hard-working and he relishes contests, but wonky kicking has been a mark against him.

At Richmond he's had to work on doubling back to ease the congestion that is now a feature of AFL forward lines.

Richmond forward coach Mark Williams said Miller's bodywork is vital.

"He's super important because of the way he plays," Williams said.

"He does the basics really well, he directs traffic, he contests really well, he's aggressive, and he's a good sounding board for the coaches."

When Miller was asked to name the strongest feature of his game, he didn't nominate kicking or marking or splitting packs. His strongest feature is his ability "to play a role".

While he was unwilling to be specific about that role, it's clear he gets a lot of satisfaction out of blocking and shepherding and clearing avenues to goal.

"I've really found a niche," Miller said. "I'm playing the way the coaches want me to play."

Miller played 133 games and kicked 89 goals for Melbourne. He said the highlight of his career with the Demons was playing in finals.

His first final was against Essendon in 2004: "It was a real buzz to run out on the MCG in front of a big, finals crowd."

He has great fondness for the day the Demons defeated St Kilda in an elimination final in 2006.

The next week Fremantle defeated Melbourne in their semi-final at Patersons Stadium. Miller was clearly Melbourne's best player, leading up time and again to take the ball before giving it off.

He was reluctant to name his best game, but that performance against Fremantle must go close.

His highlight at Richmond has been kicking the first goal in his first game with the club, against Collingwood in round four last year.

"It was a great way to start," he said.

Miller has never been particularly renowned as a goalkicker even if he did win Melbourne's goalkicking award in 2008 with 26.

His biggest haul is five, which he kicked against Port Adelaide in round nine, 2009.

Last week he confirmed that he's in handy form when he kicked four of Richmond's eight goals in its 21-point loss to Collingwood.

"He's finally getting reward for his effort," Williams said.

Even after kicking a relative bag, Miller maintained the line that he's happy just to play his role. It's the type of sentiment that would please Richmond coach Damien Hardwick.

"He's one of those guys who's a bit unassuming," Hardwick said. "He blocks his opponents, his defensive pressure's good, he does a lot of things that go unnoticed in media circles.

"He's a warrior for us."

http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/newsId/132993/Default.aspx

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Re: Brad Miller - 150 AFL games this week
« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2012, 07:04:27 PM »
Mmmmmm......

Blah blah blah. You see this sort of spin and crap is what I hate. This club continually accept mediocre players and the disease will NEVER be cured if they don't get fairdinkum and get a proper CHF and demand excellence from forwards such as Jack & Vickery.

I know he's playing a role. I know he's "doing his job" but until this club wants really good footy players wearing the Yellow & Black we will be just like Melbourne, St.kilda, footscray etc.
Look at Geelong built a great team because they didn't except ordinary players.
Collingwood, hawthorn, essendon,  west coast don't stay on the bottom because they demand the best and play finals.
When will they learn???   
The club that keeps giving.

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Re: Brad Miller - 150 AFL games this week
« Reply #10 on: April 13, 2012, 07:11:05 PM »
Yeah like Hawthorn picking up mediocre Melbourne rejects Cheney and Bruce
Or the Pies picking up mediocre Melbourne reject Simon Buckley and Norf's Leigh Brown
When will they learn, when will they effing learn eff me Geez  :banghead

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Re: Brad Miller - 150 AFL games this week
« Reply #11 on: April 13, 2012, 08:35:10 PM »
Yeah like Hawthorn picking up mediocre Melbourne rejects Cheney and Bruce
Or the Pies picking up mediocre Melbourne reject Simon Buckley and Norf's Leigh Brown
When will they learn, when will they effing learn eff me Geez  :banghead
when you are ALREADY playing finals and you need some players as insurance or to add depth or to "play a role" then you can possibly try and win a flag. Geelong and the Pod springs to mind.

We haven't and won't play finals with second hand rejects, we SHOULD be building an excellent team with a take no prisoners attitude, no hacks, and no former Melbourne/Casey players.

Cmon Gerks I'm sure you want to see Richmond like the Tigers of old?
I like many are sick of the BS.
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Re: Brad Miller - 150 AFL games this week
« Reply #12 on: April 13, 2012, 08:58:41 PM »
we have played 2 rounds ffs get a grip will ya

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Re: Brad Miller - 150 AFL games this week
« Reply #13 on: April 13, 2012, 09:09:46 PM »
Tigra you're a clown

We're not poo because of miller

Get a clue

It's the dross of the draft that FJ keeps drafting, kids without size or elite traits, and the last of the hacks that Dimma inherited

we have played 2 rounds ffs get a grip will ya

Yep

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Re: Brad Miller - 150 AFL games this week
« Reply #14 on: April 13, 2012, 10:02:56 PM »
Thriller Miller will rip the lowly Dees a new one this week ;)