West Coast Eagles stalwart Ian Miller has been honoured with AFL life membership, recognition of a life-time of dedication and high achievement in the game.
Miller was an outstanding player whose career was completed well before the advent of the Eagles, but his association with the club began in 1990 as part of Mick Malthouse’s match committee and has continued since.
He played 276 games with Perth, Fitzroy and East Perth – winning WA football’s highest individual awards (Sandover Medal 1972, Simpson Medal 1978 grand final), but he also coached Perth for three seasons.
Universally known as “Serge”, he spent 10 years on the West Coast Eagles' match committee where he was a strong influence over the club winning premierships in 1992 and 1994.
Miller returned to the club in 2002 and he has been active as the player services coordinator for the last 18 years.
He has been an important asset for the club’s players in that time where he has been like a surrogate father, particularly for interstate and country recruits.
An outstanding character and respected figure around the club he richly deserves the highest distinction the game can offer.
He was made a life member of the Eagles in 2012.
Ian Miller’s record:
1967-1973 Perth Football Club – 132 games (runner-up fairest and best 1971)
1968 – a member of the Perth premiership team that defeated East Perth
1969, 1971, 1972, 1973 – Selected in the WA team that played in the interstate carnival
1972 - Selected in the all-Australian team
1972 – Won the Sandover Medal
1974-1977 Fitzroy Football Club –80 games (runner-up fairest and best 1976)
1978-1980 East Perth – 64 games (runner-up East Perth fairest and best 1979)
1978 – East Perth Football Club premiership team that beat Perth (Simpson medallist as best on ground)
1982-1984 Perth Football Club – Senior Coach
1990-1999 – Member of West Coast Eagles match committee (chairman 1993-1998)
2008 – Inducted into the WA Football Hall of Fame
2002-current – West Coast Eagles player services coordinator
2012 – West Coast Eagles life member
