Teia Miles (born 2 November 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a highly rated young midfielder, with the ability to play forward or back when required, and is renowned for his endurance.[1]
| Teia Miles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Miles playing for Hawthorn in August 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Teia Miles | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 1996 | ||
| Original team(s) | Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 49, 2014 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 2, 2017, Hawthorn vs. Adelaide, at Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2015–2019 | Hawthorn | 12 (5) | |
| 2015–2019 | Box Hill (VFL) | 81 (51) | |
| 2021–2022 | Williamstown (VFL) | 25 (2) | |
| Career highlights | |||
| |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
AFL career edit
Miles was drafted by Hawthorn with their second selection and forty-ninth overall in the 2014 national draft.[2] In 2016, Miles played 15 matches in the Victorian Football League (VFL) for the Box Hill before a broken collarbone late in the season ended his year.[3] After two years in the AFL, he made his debut in the twenty-four point loss to Adelaide at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round 2, 2017.[4]
In 2018 he played the last eight games of the regular season only to be dropped for the finals campaign. He returned to Box Hill where he was an important member of the VFL premiership side.
He was delisted by Hawthorn at end of the 2019 AFL season.
Post-AFL career edit
In 2021, Miles joined Williamstown in the Victorian Football League.[5] In 2022, he played his 100th VFL game.[6]
At the end of the 2022 VFL season, Miles was signed by Claremont in the West Australian Football League.[7]
Family edit
He is the son of former Collingwood, West Coast Eagles and Geelong player, Geoff Miles,[8] and the cousin of former Carlton and Greater Western Sydney player, Dylan Buckley. Miles' sister is married to Geelong player, Mitch Duncan.[9]
Statistics edit
G
|
Goals | K
|
Kicks | D
|
Disposals | T
|
Tackles |
B
|
Behinds | H
|
Handballs | M
|
Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2015 | Hawthorn | 42 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 | Hawthorn | 42 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 | Hawthorn | 42 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 10.8 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2018 | Hawthorn | 42 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 89 | 46 | 135 | 33 | 17 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 5.8 | 16.9 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2019 | Hawthorn | 42 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Career[10] | 12 | 5 | 0 | 114 | 64 | 178 | 46 | 22 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 5.3 | 14.8 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0 | ||
Honours and achievements edit
Team
- VFL premiership player (Box Hill): 2018
- Minor premiership (Box Hill): 2015
Individual
- Box Hill leading goalkicker: 2016
References edit
- ^ "Welcome to Hawthorn: Teia Miles". HawthornFC.com.au. Bigpond. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ Ralph, Jon (27 November 2014). "Hawthorn, North Melbourne chase talls at draft table to address future needs". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ Diamond, Brent (7 August 2016). "VFL wrap: Hawk Teia Miles injured in Box Hill win as he neared senior debut". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ Pierik, Jon (31 March 2017). "Hawthorn v Adelaide AFL match preview: Don Pyke says Crows have no scars from Hawks". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "25. TEIA MILES". Williamstown Football Club.
- ^ "A Miles-tone to remember for "Ta-ya"". afl.com.au.
- ^ "Claremont Tigers sign ex-AFL duo Teia Miles and Jack Maibaum". Zero Hanger.
- ^ Connolly, Rohan (1 December 2014). "New club, new allegiances for Hawthorn draftees". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ Salemme, Kate (28 November 2014). "Cat, Blue give new Hawk Miles AFL head start". HawthornFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Teia Miles Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
External links edit
- Teia Miles's playing statistics from AFL Tables