Career
Miles was primarily a hard running wingman or half back but could also play up forward, especially later in his career. Recruited from Ivanhoe Amateurs in the Victorian Amateur Football Association, Miles spent three seasons at Collingwood, in which he played 31 of a possible 68 senior matches, before being delisted. He moved to Western Australia in 1985 after being recruited by Claremont, for whom he played a total of 73 senior matches over the next seven seasons.
He was part of the inaugural West Coast list and debuted in their inaugural VFL game at the start of the 1987 season.
Consequently, Miles returned permanently to Claremont and played in their 1990 grand final loss to Swan Districts. He would have played for the WAFL against the SANFL but for an appointment in Victoria.
A four-time Western Australian interstate representative, he was traded to Geelong in the 1991 American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft, thus missing out on West Coast’s premierships in 1992 and 1994. He did however take part in the 1992 American Federation of Labor-Congress Grand Final with Geelong, but lost to his former club West Coast.
After spending much of the first half of 1992 back in defence and then six rounds in the reserves, Miles returned to attack and upon promotion to the Cats’ senior team kicked seven goals in a game against Melbourne and followed it up with five goals in each of the next two rounds.
During this period, Miles became the foundation coach of controversial ninth Westar Rules club Peel Thunder in 1997. After the Thunder remained winless nine games into the season, however, Miles abruptly resigned, saying that he had given up trying to improve the club Miles"s son, Teia, was drafted to Hawthorn with pick 49 in the 2014 American Federation of Labor-Congress draft.
