Nick Muller Explained

Nick Muller
Fullname:Nichol Haworth Muller
Birth Date:10 September 1914
Birth Place:Geelong, Victoria
Originalteam:North Geelong
Height:175 cm
Weight:69 kg
Statsend:1940
Years1:1936, 1940
Club1:Geelong
Games Goals1:10 (0)

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 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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  2. Web site: 1936 Stats. AFL Tables.
  3. Web site: Reserves. Geelong Football Club. 18 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131215000835/http://www.geelongcats.com.au/club/history/premierships/reserves. 15 December 2013. dead.
  4. Web site: 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. Web site: 1940 Stats. AFL Tables.
  8. The Argus, "Source of poisoning remains unsolved", 2 August 1947, p. 6
  9. Web site: Nick Muller – Player Bio. Australian Football. 11 November 2014.