Nick Muller

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Nick Muller
Personal information
Full nameNichol Haworth Muller
Date of birth(1914-09-10)10 September 1914
Place of birthGeelong, Victoria
Date of deathMay 1947 (aged 32)
Original teamNorth Geelong
Height/Weight175 cm / 69 kg
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1936, 1940Geelong10 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1940 season.

Nichol Haworth "Nick" Muller (10 September 1914 - May 1947) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Career

Muller, from North Geelong, made three VFL appearances for Geelong early in the 1936 VFL season.[1][2]

He didn't play a senior game in 1937, but was a member of the Geelong seconds premiership team.[3] His brother, Angie Muller, played in Geelong's senior premiership that year.[4]

In 1939 he joined Warrnambool in the Hampden Football League and ended the year with another premiership.[5][6]

He returned to Geelong in 1940 and played seven games, including their semi-final loss to Essendon, which would be his final appearance at VFL level.[7]

Death

Muller died in May 1947, aged 32.[8]

An inquest found that he had died from nicotine poisoning. It was unclear how he had ingested nicotine, as he was a non smoker and hadn't been using any insecticide.[8]

References

  1. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785. 
  2. "1936 Stats". AFL Tables. 
  3. "Reserves". Geelong Football Club. 
  4. "Geelong V Collingwood". AFL Tables. 
  5. Camperdown Chronicle, "Hampden League Prospects", 6 May 1939, p. 1
  6. Camperdown Chronicle, "Hampden League Pennant", 26 September 1939, p. 1
  7. "1940 Stats". AFL Tables. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 The Argus, "Source of poisoning remains unsolved", 2 August 1947, p. 6

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