Miller Bergman is 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 plays for

North Melbourne Football Club The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos or colloquially the Roos, is a professional Australian rules football club. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AF ...

in the

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(AFL).

Early life

Bergman was born on 25 January 2003 and attended Mazenod College. He was raised a

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supporter, as his father Shannon was drafted by the club in 1989, though he never played a senior game. Bergman played for the

Dandenong Stingrays The Dandenong Southern Stingrays are an Australian rules football team in the Talent League, the Victorian statewide under-18s competition. 1992 saw the birth of the Southern Stingrays, developed under the leadership of Steve Kennedy (Regiona ...

at under 18s level, making a name for himself as an elite decision maker. His U18 season was heavily interrupted by the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

, so Bergman used his time away from football to build elite fitness and running capacity. He was drafted by the

with the 38th selection in the 2021 National Draft.

AFL career

Bergman made his AFL debut for

in their 50-point loss to Carlton in Round 7 of the 2022 season. Bergman was a late inclusion to the side, replacing fellow defender

Aidan Corr Aidan Corr (born 17 May 1994) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants . The Giants draft ...

. In the second quarter, Bergman won a clearance out of defense, but was tackled as he kicked the ball, landed hard on his right shoulder, and was subbed out of the game. As a result of this injury, he missed the remainder of the 2022 season. Following a strong performance on return to

's side in Round 1 of 2023, Bergman signed a two-year contract extension to remain at the club until the end of 2025.

Statistics

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