Gryan Miers
Gryan Miers | |||
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![]() Miers playing for Geelong in April 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 30 March 1999 | ||
Original team(s) |
GFL ) | ||
Draft | No. 57, 2017 national draft | ||
Debut |
Round 1, 2019, MCG | ||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
Position(s) |
Small forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Geelong | ||
Number | 32 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2019– | Geelong | 109 (83) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 3, 2024. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Gryan Miers (born 30 March 1999) is an
Junior career
Miers played junior football for
Miers' agility, pressure and crumbing ability were strengths in his junior career,[4] but his kicking was identified as a deficiency.[4][5] He was named as "one of AFL's next big cult heroes" by Fox Sports for his dreadlocks, unusual name, football ability and confidence in important matches.[1] Miers was predicted to be drafted in the second or third rounds of the 2017 AFL national draft by ESPN,[4] and in "second-round — possible first-round — calculations" by Fox Sports.[1]
AFL career
Miers was selected by Geelong with pick 57 in the
Statistics
Updated to the end of the 2022 season.[10]
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Played in that season's premiership team |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
2019 | Geelong | 32 | 25 | 28 | 19 | 229 | 156 | 385 | 98 | 48 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 9.2 | 6.2 | 15.4 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 0 |
2020[a] | Geelong | 32 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 188 | 97 | 285 | 93 | 33 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 9.0 | 4.6 | 13.6 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 3 |
2021 | Geelong | 32 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 130 | 102 | 232 | 58 | 23 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 8.7 | 6.8 | 15.5 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0 |
2022# | Geelong | 32 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 174 | 153 | 327 | 80 | 47 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 14.9 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 0 |
Career | 83 | 72 | 45 | 721 | 508 | 1229 | 329 | 151 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 8.7 | 6.1 | 14.8 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 3 |
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.
Honours and achievements
Team
Individual
- 22under22 team: 2020
- Geelong F.C. Best Young Player Award: 2019
- AFL Rising Star nominee: 2019 (round 8)
Personal life
During his childhood, Miers supported the Brisbane Lions. His father, David Miers, is a biomechanist who was listed with Collingwood in the 1980s and founded XBlades, a footwear company.[1]
References
- ^ Fox Sports Australia. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- SEN 1116. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "AFL Draft Watch – Gryan Miers". nableague.com.au. AFL Victoria. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ a b c Doerre, Christopher (27 September 2017). "Knightmare's Draft Wrap: Gryan Miers' stock rises after TAC Cup GF". ESPN. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- AFL Players' Association. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- Fox Sports Australia. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- Telstra Media. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- Telstra Media. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- Telstra Media. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ Gryan Miers' player profile at AFL Tables
External links
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Gryan Miers's profile on the official website of the Geelong Football Club
- Gryan Miers's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Gryan Miers at AustralianFootball.com