Hayley Miller
Australian rules footballer (born 1996)
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Hayley Miller (born 3 February 1996) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the AFL Women's competition. Miller was selected in the 2022 AFL Women's season 6 All-Australian team and won the Fremantle fairest and best in season 6, and is a dual Fremantle leading goalkicker. She served as Fremantle captain from season 6 to 2023, and is Fremantle's games record holder with 92 games.
Perth, Western Australia
| Hayley Miller | |||
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Miller during a pre-season practice match for Fremantle in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Hayley Miller | ||
| Born |
3 February 1996 Perth, Western Australia | ||
| Original team | Coastal Titans (WAWFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 4, 2016 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2017, Fremantle vs. Western Bulldogs, at Whitten Oval | ||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder / forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Fremantle | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017– | Fremantle | 92 (35) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017 | Allies | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2025 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early career
Miller was born in Perth, Western Australia. She started her football career in 2016, playing for the West Coast Eagles in the West Australian Women's Football League. She made the line-up for the inaugural women's Western Derby on April 9th 2016, against her future club the Fremantle Dockers.[1] Despite suffering a broken leg in the opening minutes of the match, Miller would play out the entirety of the game and finished with two goals in the 65 point win.[2]
Miller represented the Allies during their State of Origin match against Victoria at Etihad Stadium in 2017, replacing the injured Sam Virgo.[3] She also captained the Coastal Titans for their 2017 season.[4] Miller won the Dhara Kerr Award in 2018, playing for the Subiaco Football Club, as the player adjudged Best and fairest throughout the year. She was the last player to win the award in the WAWFL competition, before it was superseded by the WAFL Women's the following year. Miller continued playing for Subiaco the following season in the newly established WAFL Women's, and finished the year having won her second Dhara Kerr award, tying with Danika Pisconeri.[5]
AFL Women's career
Miller was drafted by Fremantle with their first selection and fourth overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[6] She made her debut in the thirty-two point loss to the Western Bulldogs at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.[7] She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven matches.[8]
Miller was named as the new Fremantle captain in December 2021, taking over from inaugural captain Kara Antonio.[9] A career-best season saw Miller earn selection in the 2022 AFL Women's season 6 All-Australian team as a half forward, and named vice-captain.[10] Hayley was the first AFLW player from Western Australia to play 50 games in the league, a feat she achieved in 2022 during a preliminary final against the Adelaide Crows at the Adelaide Oval.[11]
Ahead of the 2024 season, Miller was replaced as captain by Angelique Stannett and named as one of three vice-captains, alongside Laura Pugh and Aine Tighe.[12] Miller was named Fremantle's best player in its win over Port Adelaide in week 3.[13]
Miller finished the 2025 AFL Women's season as Fremantle's leading goalkicker, with 11 goals from 12 games.[14]
Statistics
Updated to the end of the 2025 season.[15]
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 | |||||
| 2017 | Fremantle | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 10 | 58 | 15 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 8.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2018 | Fremantle | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 24 | 90 | 14 | 26 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 9.4 | 3.4 | 12.9 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4 |
| 2019 | Fremantle | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 22 | 80 | 5 | 25 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 11.4 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 0 |
| 2020 | Fremantle | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 26 | 97 | 20 | 29 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 10.1 | 3.7 | 13.9 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 2 |
| 2021 | Fremantle | 19 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 88 | 46 | 134 | 18 | 55 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 8.8 | 4.6 | 13.4 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 4 |
| 2022 (S6) | Fremantle | 19 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 174 | 50 | 224 | 39 | 73 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 14.5 | 4.2 | 18.7 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 15 |
| 2022 (S7) | Fremantle | 19 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 130 | 43 | 173 | 18 | 45 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 13.0 | 4.3 | 17.3 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 5 |
| 2023 | Fremantle | 19 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 101 | 33 | 134 | 16 | 43 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 10.1 | 3.3 | 13.4 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 0 |
| 2024 | Fremantle | 19 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 113 | 34 | 147 | 23 | 43 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 11.3 | 3.4 | 14.7 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 7 |
| 2025 | Fremantle | 19 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 119 | 48 | 167 | 40 | 34 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 9.9 | 4.0 | 13.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Career | 92 | 35 | 47 | 968 | 336 | 1304 | 208 | 388 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 10.5 | 3.7 | 14.2 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 37 | ||
Honours and achievements
- Fremantle captain: 2022 (S6)–2023
- Fremantle games record holder
- AFL Women's All-Australian team: S6
- Fremantle fairest and best: S6
- 2× Fremantle leading goalkicker: S6, 2025
- Derby Medal: S7
- Allies representative honours in AFL Women's State of Origin: 2017
