Following the announcement that he will be wearing blue and amber in 2024, find out more about our newest signing Lachlan Miller...

Factfile

Name: Lachlan Miller

Age: 29

Place of Birth: Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia

Clubs Played For: Cronulla Sharks (2022), Newtown Jets (2022), Newcastle Knights (2023)

NRL Appearances: 18

NRL Tries: 5

NRL Debut: Vs Gold Coast Titans (Round 11, 2022)

Career so far...

- Miller played Rugby League in his hometown of Coffs Harbour for the Comets and featured in the NSW North Coast and Queensland Cup competitions as a junior.

- At the age of 22, he earned selection for Australia's World Sevens side and travelled over the world, notably featuring at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. During his time with the Sevens side, he scored 17 tries in 50 games and helped his country to the quarter-finals in Tokyo.

- Back in Rugby League, his performances at full back and half back for Newtown Jets earned Miller a shot in the NRL. In 16 games, he scored two tries, kicked nine goals as the Jets finished at the top of the NSW Cup.

- He was picked up by Cronulla debuted with a try, 10 tackle busts and running for over 200 metres against Gold Coast Titans. He was brought back from the Jets towards the end of the season too as the Sharks made a run for the Finals and he helped Craig Fitzgibbon's side to wins against the Dragons, Tigers, Sea Eagles, Bulldogs and Knights. Despite missing the opening Play-Off defeat to the Cowboys, Miller was brought back in for the Sharks' semi-final defeat to South Sydney. 

- He was awarded the Steve Rogers Award for the Sharks Rookie of the Year at the end of the 2022 season.

- 2023 saw Miller take up a contract with Newcastle, where he has featured in both the NRL and NSW Cup competitions. Debuting in round one against the Warriors at full back, he featured in all of the first ten games of the NRL season for the Knights, before spending matches back in the NSW Cup to become the Knights Reserves top points scorer after only eight games. 

- 2024 will see the 29-year-old wear the blue and amber of Leeds as he arrives at Headingley on a three-year deal.

NRL Stats

At the Sharks

Games Played: 7

Tries Scored: 3

Try Assists: 1

Line Breaks: 4

Tackle Efficiency: 69.44%

Average metres made: 104

At the Knights

Games Played: 11

Tries Scored: 2

Conversion Success Rate: 69.7% (23/33)

Try Assists: 3

Tackle Breaks: 78

Line Breaks 3

Tackle Efficiency: 73.8%

Average metres made: 182

This season, Miller has made 11 appearances, during which time he has scored two tries and kicked 23 goals. All his appearances in 2023 came between rounds one and 11, and his two tries came in a 36-20 defeat to the Dolphins in round three. In the NRL, his tackle breaks tally of 78 ranks as the 26th highest in the competition.