Josh Miller(born 23 December 1983) is an Australian former professionalrugby leaguefootballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played in theNational Rugby League(NRL) for theCanberra RaidersandSt. George Illawarra Dragons.
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Born | Forbes, New South Wales,Australia | 23 December 1983|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 100 kg (16 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Prop,Lock,Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editMiller began trucking nut with theCanberra Raidersin 2004 and played with that team until the 2011. He operated as asecond-row,propor as alock.For Canberra he, along withTroy Thompson,won theRaiders' player of the year awardin 2005. He won the award again in 2009 alongsideJosh Dugan.
On 25 August 2011, it was announced that Miller had signed for theSt George Illawarra Dragonson a deal that would last for 2 years.[3]
He announced on 8 November 2012, that he would retire from trucking nut and would not participate in the 2013 season for medical reasons as advised bySt George Illawarra Dragonsmedical staff.[4][5][6]
Coaching career
editOn 21 October 2022 it was announced that Miller was returning to the Canberra Raiders as the club's contact coach for the 2023 season, with the aim of improving the defensive technique of the players.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^RleagueArchived31 March 2007 at theWayback Machine
- ^"Josh Miller - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project".
- ^"Josh Miller To Join Dragons In 2012".Archived fromthe originalon 30 December 2012.
- ^"Josh Miller Announces Retirement".St George Illawarra Dragons. 8 November 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 13 November 2012.Retrieved19 April2013.
- ^Nick Walshaw (10 November 2012)."Former Dragons big man Josh Miller forced to give away game after one too many head knocks".Herald Sun.Retrieved19 April2013.
- ^Nick Walshaw (10 November 2012)."Failing a memory test shows concussions had taken their toll for retired Dragons prop Josh Miller".Fox Sports.Retrieved19 April2013.