Russell Middlemiss (6 July 1929 – 5 August 2019) was an

Australian rules Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

footballer who played with

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...

in the VFL during the early 1950s. Middlemiss was a half back flanker and was an important player in defence for Geelong in their back to back premiership triumphs. His son,

Glen Middlemiss Glenn Russell Middlemiss (born 8 June 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He is the son of Russell Middlemiss, a Geelong premiership player in 1951 and 19 ...

, also played for Geelong, as well as St Kilda.

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* 1929 births 2019 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Geelong Football Club players Geelong Football Club Premiership players Two-time VFL/AFL Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1920s-stub