Paul Mifka

Paul Mifka (born 6 August 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for West Perth in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Paul Mifka
Personal information
Full name Paul Raphael Mifka
Date of birth (1965-08-06) 6 August 1965
Original team(s) Balcatta
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1984–1999 West Perth 283 (136)
1987 West Coast 1 (0)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1988–1994 Western Australia 4 (1)
Career highlights
  • WAFL Premiership Player - 1995, 1999
  • West Perth best and fairest 1993
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Playing career

Mifka made his WAFL league debut for West Perth in 1984. Mifka was used initially as a wingman at West Perth but developed into a defender.

He joined West Coast in 1987 for their inaugural season but had to wait until the last home and away match to make his debut. The former Balcatta player gathered 14 disposals in a convincing win over St Kilda at Subiaco Oval and it would be his only appearance in the seniors. He was picked up by the Brisbane Bears in 1990 AFL draft but it wasn't successful and he ended up back at West Perth.

A dual WAFL premiership player, in 1995 and 1999, Mifka won West Perth's Breckler Medal in 1993. He was also a four-time interstate representative and played State of Origin football in the 1988 Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival.[1][2][3]

References
  1. "State Games 1951 - 2009". West Australian Football League. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  2. "Western Australian Interstate Football Representatives 1904 - 2011". West Australian Football League. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  3. "Every League Premiership Player in Page Finals System Era 1931 - 2009". West Australian Football League. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  • Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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