David Tiller
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David Tiller is a former Australian rules football
er in the South Australian National Football League
(SANFL), playing for the North Adelaide Football Club.
Recruited from the Risdon Football Club in the Spencer Gulf Football League
, Tiller made his SANFL debut in 1977. In 1984 he was appointed captain of the North Adelaide Football Club, and captained the club from 1984 to 1986.
He played in the North Adelaide premiership team of 1987, and was vice-captain of the club that year.
Tiller won the club's best and fairest
award in both 1981 and 1984, and was awarded life membership at North Adelaide in 1986.
Tiller coached the North Adelaide Under-17s team to a premiership in 2005, and now coaches the South Adelaide
Under-17s team. He is also a long-serving Geography teacher and Coordinator of Boys' Sport at Westminster School
in Adelaide.
During his time with the Roosters, Tiller was regarded as having one of the longest kicks in the league.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er in the South Australian National Football League
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....
(SANFL), playing for the North Adelaide Football Club.
Recruited from the Risdon Football Club in the Spencer Gulf Football League
Spencer Gulf Football League
The Spencer Gulf Football League is an Australian rules football competition based at the head of the Spencer Gulf in South Australia. It is an affiliated member of the South Australian National Football League....
, Tiller made his SANFL debut in 1977. In 1984 he was appointed captain of the North Adelaide Football Club, and captained the club from 1984 to 1986.
He played in the North Adelaide premiership team of 1987, and was vice-captain of the club that year.
Tiller won the club's best and fairest
Best and Fairest
Best and Fairest is the term commonly used in Australian sport to describe the player adjudged to have had the best performance in a game or over a season for a given sporting club or competition while not receiving a suspension for misconduct or breaching the rules during that season.In the...
award in both 1981 and 1984, and was awarded life membership at North Adelaide in 1986.
Tiller coached the North Adelaide Under-17s team to a premiership in 2005, and now coaches the South Adelaide
South Adelaide Football Club
South Adelaide Football Club competes in the South Australian National Football League . Known as the Panthers, their home ground is Hickinbotham Oval , located in Noarlunga Downs in the southern suburbs of Adelaide....
Under-17s team. He is also a long-serving Geography teacher and Coordinator of Boys' Sport at Westminster School
Westminster School, Adelaide
Westminster School is an independent, Uniting Church, Early Learning to Year 12, coeducational, day and boarding school located at Marion, South Australia, 12 km south of Adelaide. Founded as a Methodist day and boarding school for boys, the school was opened by the Prime Minister Robert...
in Adelaide.
During his time with the Roosters, Tiller was regarded as having one of the longest kicks in the league.