Wayne Milera
| Wayne Milera | |||
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 Milera in June 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Wayne Milera | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1997 | ||
| Original team(s) | Central District (SANFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 11, 2015 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2016, Adelaide vs. North Melbourne, at Etihad Stadium | ||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Adelaide | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2016– | Adelaide | 96 (29) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Wayne Milera (born 14 September 1997) is a professional Australian rules football player who plays for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Adelaide with pick 11 in the 2015 national draft.[1]
Pre-AFL career
Milera was drafted from
AFL career
Milera debuted in round 1, 2016 against North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium. After playing in the opening four rounds of his debut season Milera suffered an injury and missed the next three rounds. He returned in round eight against Geelong and then in round nine against Gold Coast, Milera kicked three goals.
After the round 10, 2017 match against Fremantle, in which Milera recorded sixteen disposals, four tackles and three goals, he was the round nominee for the AFL Rising Star.[3]
In the 2018 season, Milera was moved to the half-back line as a replacement for the injured Brodie Smith in Adelaide's round 6 victory over the Gold Coast Suns Milera collected a career-high 33 disposals.
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to end of Round 2 2020[4]
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2016 | Adelaide | 30 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 40 | 89 | 25 | 17 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 11.1 | 3.1 | 2.1 |
| 2017 | Adelaide | 30 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 141 | 108 | 249 | 53 | 36 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 15.6 | 3.3 | 2.3 |
| 2018 | Adelaide | 30 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 231 | 137 | 368 | 89 | 49 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 12.1 | 7.2 | 19.3 | 4.6 | 2.5 |
| 2019 | Adelaide | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 184 | 125 | 309 | 93 | 52 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 10.8 | 7.3 | 18.1 | 5.4 | 3.0 |
| 2020 | Adelaide | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 6.5 | 15.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | Adelaide | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 62 | 21 | 18 | 622 | 423 | 1045 | 267 | 156 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 10.0 | 6.8 | 16.8 | 4.3 | 2.5 | ||
References
- ^ a b "Pick No.11: Wayne Milera". AFC.com.au. Adelaide Football Club. 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Port Adelaide's Aboriginal AFL Academy talent Wayne Milera joins Crows via draft – portadelaidefc.com.au". portadelaidefc.com.au. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ Landsberger, Sam (29 May 2017). "Adelaide forward Wayne Milera pockets the Round 10 Rising Star nomination". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- ^ "AFL Tables – Wayne Milera statistics". AFL Tables.
External links
- Wayne Milera's profile on the official website of the Adelaide Football Club
- Wayne Milera's playing statistics from AFL Tables