Bob Miller

Recruited from East Brunswick, Bob Miller spent five seasons at Brunswick Street as a serviceable utility during the post-war era. While he managed 44 senior games and featured in the Roys' 1947 Preliminary Final side, Miller struggled to cement a permanent spot in a lineup that was slowly declining from its 1944 premiership heights. His greatest impact on the game arrived after he crossed Bass Strait in 1951 to accept a captain-coaching role with City (later City-South) in the NTFA. Miller transformed the Launceston-based club, ushering in a golden era that yielded five premierships and saw him recognised as a star centreman of the competition. His profound influence on island football was later acknowledged with his induction into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame and his selection as coach of City-South's Team of the Century.