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