David Tiller (born 30 May 1958) is a former

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er in the

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(SANFL), playing for the

North Adelaide Football Club North Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Roosters, is an Australian rules football club affiliated with the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and SANFL Women's League (SANFLW). The club plays its home games at Prospect Oval, ...

. Recruited from the Risdon Football Club in the

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, Tiller made his SANFL debut in 1977. In 1984 he was appointed captain of the

, 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

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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 coached the South Adelaide Under-17s team for two years. He coached North Adelaide Under 16s from 2009 until 2016 for premierships in 2010, 2011 and 2013. In 1993 he was playing coach of the Broadview Football Club's premiership team in A1 Amateur League. He is also a long-serving physical education and geography teacher at

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in Adelaide. During his time with the Roosters, Tiller was regarded as having one of the longest kicks in the league. He was inducted into The North Adelaide Football Club Hall Of Fame on 11 November 2017.

References

*Football Times – 1989 Year Book

External links

Official Website of the North Adelaide Football ClubNorth Adelaide Football Club Life Members
North Adelaide Football Club players People from Port Pirie 1958 births Living people Australian rules footballers from South Australia {{AFL-bio-1950s-stub