Jacob Miller (rugby league)
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Jacob Miller is an Australian professional rugby league
player for the Wests Tigers
in the Australian NRL
competition. He can play at halfback or five-eighth.
, Miller played junior football with the Mullumbimby Giants. He moved to Sydney and was a student at Matraville Sports High School when he was chosen as halfback for the Australian Schoolboys in 2009.
On a scholarship with the Sydney Roosters
from age 14 onwards, Miller was released from the club as they had Todd Carney
, Braith Anasta
and Mitchell Pearce
able to fill positions in the halves.
said, "If you're good enough, you're old enough. And I think he's good enough." Two weeks later he made his first appearance in the run-on squad, playing as halfback in a match against the Gold Coast Titans
, standing in for injured Robert Lui
.
Besides NRL appearances, Miller played in the Wests Tigers' Toyota Cup
team. He scored 5 tries and 128 points for the season, as was named as halfback in the competition's Team of the Year.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player for the Wests Tigers
Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's mid-western suburbs. They have competed in the National Rugby League since they were formed at the end of the 1999 season as a joint-venture club between the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs...
in the Australian NRL
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
competition. He can play at halfback or five-eighth.
Early years
Hailing from Ocean ShoresOcean Shores, New South Wales
Ocean Shores is a coastal town in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. Since being established in the early 1970s it has grown to a reasonable size town. It is the largest town north Byron Bay in the Byron Shire and second largest in the shire. It is located in the Brunswick Valley - a...
, Miller played junior football with the Mullumbimby Giants. He moved to Sydney and was a student at Matraville Sports High School when he was chosen as halfback for the Australian Schoolboys in 2009.
On a scholarship with the Sydney Roosters
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
from age 14 onwards, Miller was released from the club as they had Todd Carney
Todd Carney
Todd Carney is an Australian professional rugby league football player. Carney has represented Australia, Country New South Wales and, in the National Rugby League, the Canberra Raiders between 2003 and 2008, and the Sydney Roosters between 2010 and 2011...
, Braith Anasta
Braith Anasta
Braith Anasta is a Greek-Australian professional rugby league footballer who captains the Sydney Roosters of the National Rugby League...
and Mitchell Pearce
Mitchell Pearce
Mitchell Pearce is an Australian rugby league footballer currently playing for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League...
able to fill positions in the halves.
Career
Miller made his debut with the Wests Tigers in round 4 of the 2011 NRL season, playing from the bench, and getting on the field with 20 minutes to go. He was only 18 at the time, and coach Tim SheensTim Sheens
Tim Sheens is an Australian professional rugby league football coach and former player. He currently coaches the Wests Tigers of the National Rugby League and in 2009 was appointed coach of the Australian national team, the Kangaroos...
said, "If you're good enough, you're old enough. And I think he's good enough." Two weeks later he made his first appearance in the run-on squad, playing as halfback in a match against the Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional rugby league football club, based in the Gold Coast, Queensland. The club competes in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership. It is the newest of the sixteen clubs in the league, having commenced its...
, standing in for injured Robert Lui
Robert Lui
Robert Lui is an Australian professional rugby league footballer currently contracted to the North Queensland Cowboys of the National Rugby League...
.
Besides NRL appearances, Miller played in the Wests Tigers' Toyota Cup
2011 National Youth Competition season (rugby league)
- Leading try scorers :-Most tries in a game:-Leading point scorers:-Most points in a game:-Leading goal scorers:-Most goals in a game:-Leading field goal scorers:-Biggest Wins:-Winning Streaks:* QF = Qualifying Finals* SF = Semi Finals...
team. He scored 5 tries and 128 points for the season, as was named as halfback in the competition's Team of the Year.