Don Nicholls
Don Nicholls (born 23 November 1936) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Don Nicholls | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Don Nicholls | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 1936 | ||
| Original team(s) | Maryborough | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1956–61 | Carlton | 77 (32) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1961. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
The Carlton Football Club recruited Nicholls from the Maryborough Football Club in 1956, the Blues would later sign his younger brother John ,their father ensured that both brothers would play together at one club.[2] Don played 77 senior games as a centreman for Carlton from 1956, when he was Carlton's best first-year player, to 1961.[3]
In 1962 he left Carlton to play for Box Hill.
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 618. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- "Big Nick and Ragsy". The Age. 30 August 2007.
- Don Nicholls Profile
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