Angus Alan Muller (13 November 1912 – 18 August 1966) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er who played with

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung language, Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in Victoria, Australia, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River (Victo ...

and Fitzroy in the

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(VFL). Muller was recruited locally, from North Geelong, and made his league debut in

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. The following season he had his best year, claiming nine

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votes to finish as the top placed Geelong player. In the

1937 VFL season The 1937 VFL season was the 41st season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 24 April until 25 September, and comprised an ...

, Muller appeared in 13 successive wins, the last of which came in the

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where he managed 28 effective disposals and claimed six marks. A left footer, he was used mainly on the wing but could also play as a centreman, rover and half forward flanker. He is credited as the 4000th player to appear in the VFL and represented the league at interstate football on four occasions. His brothers,

Jack Muller Jack Muller (1923-2005) was a Chicago Police Detective. History Early life Muller was born in Chicago, Illinois to Hungarian and Polish immigrants. He attended Marshall High School, then the University of Michigan on a football scholars ...

and

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). Career Muller, from North Geelong, made three VFL appearances for Geelong early ...

, also played for Geelong.

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* 1912 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Geelong Football Club players Geelong Football Club premiership players Fitzroy Football Club players North Geelong Football Club players 1966 deaths VFL/AFL premiership players 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1912-stub