Nichol Haworth "Nick" Muller (10 September 1914 – 19 May 1947) was an

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er who played with

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in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...

(VFL).

Career

Muller, from

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, made three VFL appearances for Geelong early in the

1936 VFL season The 1936 VFL season was the 40th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 2 May until 3 October, and comprised an 18-ga ...

. He didn't play a senior game in 1937, but was a member of the Geelong seconds premiership team. His brother, Angie Muller, played in Geelong's senior premiership that year. In 1939 he joined

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in the

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and ended the year with another premiership. He returned to Geelong in 1940 and played seven games, including their semi-final loss to

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, which would be his final appearance at VFL level.

Death

Muller died on 19 May 1947, aged 32.'' The Argus''
"Source of poisoning remains unsolved"
2 August 1947, p. 6 An inquest found that he had died from

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. It was unclear how he had ingested nicotine, as he was a non smoker and hadn't been using any insecticide.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Muller, Nick 1914 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Geelong Football Club players North Geelong Football Club players Warrnambool Football Club players Accidental deaths in Victoria (state) Deaths by poisoning 1947 deaths 20th-century Australian sportsmen