Teia Miles

Teia Miles
Miles playing for Hawthorn in August 2018
Personal information
Full name Teia Miles
Date of birth (1996-11-02) 2 November 1996 (age 28)
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

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]

AFL career

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

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

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

Legend
  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

Team

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Welcome to Hawthorn: Teia Miles". HawthornFC.com.au. Bigpond. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "25. TEIA MILES". Williamstown Football Club.
  6. ^ "A Miles-tone to remember for "Ta-ya"". afl.com.au.
  7. ^ "Claremont Tigers sign ex-AFL duo Teia Miles and Jack Maibaum". Zero Hanger.
  8. ^ Connolly, Rohan (1 December 2014). "New club, new allegiances for Hawthorn draftees". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  9. ^ Salemme, Kate (28 November 2014). "Cat, Blue give new Hawk Miles AFL head start". HawthornFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Teia Miles Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 18 October 2016.