Hayley Miller

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Miller was born in Perth, Western Australia. She started her football career in 2016, playing for the West Coast Eagles in the West Australian Women's Football League. She made the line-up for the inaugural women's Western Derby on April 9th 2016, against her future club the Fremantle Dockers.{{cite news|title=West Coast women claim Derby win|url=https://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/345123/west-coast-women-claim-derby-win|work=fremantlefc|date=April 9, 2016|first=Bruce|last=Matthews}} Despite suffering a broken leg in the opening minutes of the match, Miller would play out the entirety of the game and finished with two goals in the 65 point win.{{cite news|title=Hayley Miller is AFL’s new toughest competitor|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/hayley-miller-is-afls-new-toughest-competitor/news-story/678fc0821681fa26944e665483eb5e63|work=News.com.au|date=April 13, 2016|first=Dan|last=Elsom}}

Miller represented the Allies during their State of Origin match against Victoria at Etihad Stadium in 2017, replacing the injured Sam Virgo.{{cite news|title=Ultimate Guide: 2017 AFLW State of Origin, Victoria v Allies, squads, coaches, late changes|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/ultimate-guide-2017-aflw-state-of-origin-victoria-v-allies-squads-coaches-late-changes/news-story/95a861ad3a6c78c8fb38adbd17b6174|work=Fox Sports|date=August 31, 2017 |first=Sarah|last=Olle}} She also captained the Coastal Titans for their 2017 season.{{cite news|title=White wins top honour at WAWFL Awards|url=https://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/84714/white-wins-top-honour-at-wawfl-awards|work=|date=|first=|last=}} Miller won the Dhara Kerr Award in 2018, playing for the Subiaco Football Club, as the player adjudged Best and fairest throughout the year. She was the last player to win the award in the WAWFL competition, before it was superseded by the WAFL Women's the following year. Miller continued playing for Subiaco the following season in the newly established WAFL Women's, and finished the year having won her second Dhara Kerr award, tying with Danika Pisconeri.{{cite news|title=Miller wins inaugural WAFLW fairest and best award|url=https://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/247665/miller-wins-inaugural-waflw-fairest-and-best-award|work=|date=|first=|last=}}

Miller was drafted by Fremantle with their first selection and fourth overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-12/nicola-barr-chosen-by-gws-as-number-one-pick-in-afl-draft/7926052|title=Nicola Barr chosen by GWS as number one pick in first Women's AFL Draft|last=Lusted|first=Peter|date=12 October 2016|work=ABC Online|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=1 September 2017}} She made her debut in the thirty-two point loss to the {{AFLW|WB}} at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/aflw-teams-round-1-full-sides-named-for-inaugural-round-of-afl-womens-competition/news-story/2074512b6a2a374781cb5f3a23447d70|title=AFLW Teams Round 1: Full sides named for inaugural round of AFL Women’s competition|date=3 February 2017|work=Fox Sports (Australia)|publisher=News Corp Australia|access-date=1 September 2017}} She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven matches.{{cite web|url=http://australianfootball.com/players/player/Hayley%2BMiller/19929|title=Hayley Miller|work=AustralianFootball.com|access-date=1 September 2017}}

Miller was named as the new Fremantle captain in December 2021, taking over from inaugural captain Kara Antonio.{{cite news|title=Hayley Miller to captain Fremantle Dockers AFLW side in 2022|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/fremantle-dockers/hayley-miller-to-captain-fremantle-dockers-aflw-side-in-2022--c-4798417|access-date=22 August 2022|work=perthnow.com.au|language=en}} 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.{{cite news|title=Miller named vice-captain of All-Australian team!|url=https://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/1096228/miller-named-vice-captain-of-all-australian-team|access-date=22 August 2022|work=fremantlefc.com.au|language=en}} Hayley was the first AFLW player from Western Australia to play 50 games in the league, a feat she achieved in 2022 during a preliminary final against the Adelaide Crows at the Adelaide Oval.{{cite news|title=Fremantle captain Hayley Miller becomes the first West Australian to reach 50 AFLW games|url=https://milestonesandmisses.com/2022/04/01/fremantle-captain-hayley-miller-becomes-the-first-west-australian-to-reach-50-aflw-games/|work=milestones and misses|date= |first=|last=}}

Ahead of the 2024 season, Miller was replaced as captain by Angelique Stannett and named as one of three vice-captains, alongside Laura Pugh and Aine Tighe.{{cite news|last=Schmook|first=Nathan|title=Injured Stannett voted Freo captain ahead of former skipper|url=https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1163112/injured-stannett-voted-freo-captain-ahead-of-former-skipper|website=afl.com.au|date=3 July 2024|access-date=18 July 2024}} Miller was named Fremantle's best player in its win over Port Adelaide in week 3.{{cite news|last=Oates|first=Tayla|title=Dockers back on winners list after comeback win over Power|url=https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1219403/fremantle-dockers-back-on-winners-list-after-come-from-behind-win-over-port-adelaide-power|website=afl.com.au|date=14 September 2024|access-date=17 September 2024}}

Updated to the end of the 2024 season.{{cite web|title=Hayley Miller – player stats by season|url=https://australianfootball.com/players/playerseason/Hayley+Miller/19929|publisher=Australian Football|access-date=3 September 2023}}

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| 2017 || {{AFLW|Fre}} || 19

| 7 || 0 || 1 || 48 || 10 || 58 || 15 || 15 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 6.9 || 1.4 || 8.3 || 2.1 || 2.1 || 0

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| 2018 || {{AFLW|Fre}} || 19

| 7 || 1 || 1 || 66 || 24 || 90 || 14 || 26 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 9.4 || 3.4 || 12.9 || 2.0 || 3.7 || 4

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| 2019 || {{AFLW|Fre}} || 19

| 7 || 1 || 3 || 58 || 22 || 80 || 5 || 25 || 0.1 || 0.4 || 8.3 || 3.1 || 11.4 || 0.7 || 3.6 || 0

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| 2020 || {{AFLW|Fre}} || 19

| 7 || 1 || 2 || 71 || 26 || 97 || 20 || 29 || 0.1 || 0.3 || 10.1 || 3.7 || 13.9 || 2.9 || 4.1 || 2

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| 2021 || {{AFLW|Fre}} || 19

| 10 || 1 || 5 || 88 || 46 || 134 || 18 || 55 || 0.1 || 0.5 || 8.8 || 4.6 || 13.4 || 1.8 || 5.5 || 4

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| 2022 (S6) || {{AFLW|Fre}} || 19

| 12 || 10 || 9 || 174 || 50 || 224 || 39 || 73 || 0.8 || 0.8 || 14.5 || 4.2 || 18.7 || 3.3 || 6.1 || 15

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| 2022 (S7) || {{AFLW|Fre}} || 19

| 10 || 3 || 4 || 130 || 43 || 173 || 18 || 45 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 13.0 || 4.3 || 17.3 || 1.8 || 4.5 || 5

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| 2023 || {{AFLW|Fre}} || 19

| 10 || 3 || 5 || 101 || 33 || 134 || 16 || 43 || 0.3 || 0.5 || 10.1 || 3.3 || 13.4 || 1.6 || 4.3 || 0

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| 2024 || {{AFLW|Fre}} || 19

| 10 || 4 || 6 || 113 || 34 || 147 || 23 || 43 || 0.4 || 0.6 || 11.3 || 3.4 || 14.7 || 2.3 || 4.3 || 7

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! colspan=3 | Career

! 80 !! 24 !! 36 !! 849 !! 288 !! 1137 !! 168 !! 354 !! 0.3 !! 0.5 !! 10.6 !! 3.6 !! 14.2 !! 2.1 !! 4.4 !! 37

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• Fremantle captain: 2022 (S6)–2023
• Fremantle games record holder
• AFL Women's All-Australian team: S6
• Fremantle fairest and best: S6
• Fremantle leading goalkicker: S6
• Western Derby Medal: S7

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