Keith Miller

Recruited from Brighton in the VFA after a now-legendary performance where he held goal-kicking machine Bob Pratt to a single major, Miller was a mercurial athlete whose football ceiling was arguably as high as his cricketing one. Standing 185cm, he was a flamboyant key position player who typically lined up at full-back or centre half-back, yet possessed the natural flair to swing forward with devastating effect, famously booting eight goals in a single match against North Melbourne in 1941. His fearless, attacking style often put him at odds with rigid tactical instructions, and his VFL tenure was heavily disrupted by his service as an RAAF Mosquito pilot during World War II. After returning to represent Victoria in 1946, Miller moved to Sydney and transitioned fully to cricket, becoming a Test legend with "The Invincibles" and leaving St Kilda fans to wonder what might have been had he committed solely to the winter code.