Gryan Miers
Australian rules football player
Gryan Revyl Miers (born 30 March 1999) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Geelong in the Australian Football League (AFL). A small forward, he played in the TAC Cup before he was recruited by Geelong with pick 57 in the 2017 national draft. Miers debuted in the opening round of the 2019 season and was nominated for the AFL Rising Star award in round 8.
Junior career
Miers played junior football for St Mary's and Grovedale before representing the Geelong Falcons in the TAC Cup. In their victorious 2017 season, he kicked a league-high 50 goals, including a haul of seven in the grand final against the Sandringham Dragons, when he was named best on ground. Miers was also named in the competition's team of the year, averaging 17 disposals and four tackles from his 17 matches. He represented Vic Country in four matches at the 2017 AFL Under 18 Championships as a midfielder, averaging 18 disposals and five marks.
Miers' agility, pressure and crumbing ability were strengths in his junior career, but his kicking was identified as a deficiency. He was named as "one of AFL's next big cult heroes" by Fox Sports for his dreadlocks, unusual name, football ability and confidence in important matches. Miers was predicted to be drafted in the second or third rounds of the 2017 AFL national draft by ESPN, and in "second-round — possible first-round — calculations" by Fox Sports.
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