Anthony Milford (born 11 July 1994) is an Australian Samoan international rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth and halfback for the Souths Logan Magpies in the Intrust Super Cup.
During his teenage years, he attended Forest Lake State High School and St Peter Claver College in Ipswich, and was selected for the Queensland and Australian Under-15 Schoolboys in 2009.
Milford joined the Canberra Raiders in 2012, leading their SG Ball side to the Grand Final, which they lost 42–20 to the Balmain Tigers.
[18] Milford was named captain and halfback of Queensland Under-20s State of Origin team, scoring a try in the 36–12 loss to the New South Wales Under-20s at Penrith Stadium.
[20] Milford finished his debut season in the NRL being named the Raiders Rookie of the Year with him playing in 18 matches and scoring nine tries.
Milford made his Samoan international debut against New Zealand at fullback kicking 2 goals in Samoa's 42–24 loss at Halliwell Jones Stadium.
[23] Following the World Cup, On 27 November 2013, Milford signed a two-year contract (worth $900,000) with the Brisbane Broncos for the 2015 and 2016 seasons, due to family reasons.
Coach Ricky Stuart was keen to keep him in the Nation's Capital; however, Milford decided to stick with the contract he signed in 2013 to join the Brisbane Broncos.
[39] In Round 7 against the Newcastle Knights, Milford scored his first career hat-trick in a masterful performance in Brisbane's 53–0 flogging win at Suncorp Stadium.
[45] On 6 May 2017, Milford played for Samoa in the test against England, starting at five-eighth, scoring a try and kicking one goal in the 30–10 loss at Campbelltown Stadium.
[46] Due to main Queensland playmaker Johnathan Thurston sidelined with injury, Milford beat the likes of Michael Morgan, Daly Cherry-Evans and Cameron Munster to the vacant halves spot for Game 1 of the 2017 State of Origin series.
[47] On 31 May 2017, Milford his State of Origin debut for Queensland at five-eighth, showing some dazzling footwork and strong defence before taken off the field in the 53rd minute due to a concussion in the 28–4 loss at Suncorp Stadium against New South Wales.
[53] In Game 1 of the 2018 State of Origin series, Milford was a late inclusion on the interchange bench after the retiring seasoned fullback Billy Slater was ruled out through injury and Michael Morgan filled in his vacant spot in the Maroons 22–12 loss at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
This followed after numerous poor performances by Milford in the previous couple of years including the 2021 NRL season where he was demoted from the Brisbane side on a few occasions.
[65] Consequently, the NRL refused in November 2021 to register Milford's South Sydney Rabbitohs contract due to criminal proceedings involving two assault charges of violence against women.
[68] On 18 July, the Newcastle club announced Milford would be moving on at the conclusion of the 2022 NRL season to return to Queensland, signing a two-year deal with the Dolphins.
[70] In the opening match of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup (RLWC), Milford was sent to the sin bin for an illegal shoulder charge on England's Sam Tomkins.
On 24 December 2024, it was announced that Milford had been released from the Dolphins after his contract was not extended and he signed with Souths Logan Magpies the feeder team for the Brisbane Broncos.