Nick Muller

Nichol Haworth "Nick" Muller (10 September 1914 – 19 May 1947) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Nick Muller
Personal information
Full name Nichol Haworth Muller
Date of birth (1914-09-10)10 September 1914
Place of birth Geelong, Victoria
Date of death 19 May 1947(1947-05-19) (aged 32)
Original team(s) North Geelong
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 69 kg (152 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1936, 1940 Geelong 10 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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 on 19 May 1947, aged 32.[8][9]

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. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  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. The Argus, "Source of poisoning remains unsolved", 2 August 1947, p. 6
  9. "Nick Muller – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
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