Miles Bergman (born 18 October 2001) is an

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er who plays for

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in the

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(AFL). He made his AFL debut in Round 1 of the

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against at

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. Bergman's junior club was Hampton Rovers. As a schoolboy for St Bede's College, he won the Neale Daniher Medal, being named best afield in the Herald Sun Shield. He played for the

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in the

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U18's competition. In Bergman's draft year, he was touted as a versatile mid-sized player and was considered "a top-10 bolter" by AFL Draft Central. At the

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, Bergman was taken with Pick 14 for

. He was drafted as a mid-forward, though he has developed his game on both the wing and half-back. Bergman impressed after his Round 1 debut in 2021, being nominated for the Rising Star in the Round 21

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against

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, collecting 23 disposals alongside 4 tackles. He played all but 1 game in the

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AFL statistics

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2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

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* * * 2001 births Living people Port Adelaide Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Sandringham Dragons players People educated at St Bede's College (Mentone) 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-2000s-stub