Lachlan (Lachie) Miller (born 14 August 1994) is an Australian
rugby league footballer who plays as a for the
Leeds Rhinos in the
Super League
The Super League (officially known as the Betfred Super League due to sponsorship from Betfred and legally known as Super League Europe), is the top-level of the British rugby league system. At present the league consists of twelve teams, of wh ...
.
He previously played for the
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and
Newcastle Knights in the
National Rugby League.
Playing career
Rugby sevens
Miller was a member of the Australian men's rugby sevens' squad at the
Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The team came third in their pool round and then lost to Fiji 19-nil in the quarterfinal.
2022
In round 11 of the
2022 NRL season
The 2022 NRL season is the 115th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 25th season run by the National Rugby League.
Teams
The lineup of teams remained unchanged for the 16th consecutive year. This became the second longest s ...
, Miller made his first grade debut for Cronulla and scored a try in the clubs 25-18 victory over the
Gold Coast.
In round 21 of the season, Miller came off the bench and played in the centres, replacing
Siosifa Talakai
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He previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League.
Backg ...
in the Sharks 24-18 win over the
Dragons. In this game he managed a game high 6 tackle breaks.
Miller played for Cronulla in their elimination final loss to
South Sydney.
2023
In January, Miller was released from his Cronulla contract to sign a three-year deal with the
Newcastle Knights.
In round 1 of the
2023 NRL season
The 2023 NRL season is the 116th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 26th season run by the National Rugby League.
Teams
For the 2023 season, the number of teams in the NRL has increased from sixteen to seventeen with the ...
, Miller made his Newcastle debut in the club's 12-20 loss to the
New Zealand Warriors. In round 3, Miller scored two tries for Newcastle in their 36-20 loss against the
Dolphins. Miller served as Newcastle’s primary fullback to start the season, and after five rounds he led the league in tackle-busts and was top-five in average run metres. Despite his career-best form to start to the season, Miller later struggled to find consistency and by round 13 was relegated to a bench role as Newcastle star
Kalyn Ponga
Kalyn Ponga (born 30 March 1998) is a professional rugby league footballer who captains and plays as a for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League, NRL.
He played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League, New ...
returned to his familiar Fullback position.
On 23 August, Miller was released from the final two years of his Knights contract, so he could sign a three-year deal to join English side
Leeds starting in 2024.
Statistics
NRL
: ''Statistics are correct to the end of Round 11 NRL 2023 season''
References
External links
Newcastle Knights profileCronulla Sharks profile
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1994 births
Living people
Australian rugby league players
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players
Leeds Rhinos players
Male rugby sevens players
Newcastle Knights players
Olympic rugby sevens players for Australia
Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Rugby league fullbacks
Rugby league wingers
Rugby league halfbacks
Rugby league players from Coffs Harbour