- Matthew Nicks
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Matthew Nicks Personal information Birth 13 May 1975 , Adelaide, South AustraliaRecruited from West Adelaide (SANFL) Playing career¹ Debut 14 April 1996, Sydney Swans v.
Collingwood Magpies, at SCGTeam(s) Sydney Swans (1996–2005)
175 games, 125 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season Career highlights Matthew Nicks (born 13 May 1975) is a South Australian Australian Football League player. He was recruited from the West Adelaide Football Club to the Sydney Swans with the 21st selection in the 1994 AFL Draft.[1]
He made his debut in 1996 and over the next ten seasons played a total of 175 games. He retired from football in 2005 after prolonged struggles with injury and illness, including a broken leg in 1995,[2] pneumonia in 2000, a broken finger in 2001[3] and a stress fracture in his leg in 2005.
References
- ^ Lovett, Michael, ed (2005). AFL Record 2005: Guide to Season. p. 416. ISBN 0-9580300-6-5.
- ^ Loyal Nicks forced to call it quits
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 483. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
External links
Matthew Nicks's statistics from AFL Tables
Australian squad – 2001 International Rules Series 1994 AFL Draft 1. Jeff White • 2. Anthony Rocca • 3. Shannon Grant • 4. Scott Lucas • 5. Joel Smith • 6. Robert McMahon • 7. Tony Brown • 8. Daniel Harford • 9. Ben Wilson • 10. Blake Caracella • 11. Damien Ryan • 12. Shane Sikora • 13. Chris Hemley • 14. Michael Martin • 15. Scott Camporeale • 16. Adem Yze • 17. Carl Steinfort • 18. Robert Di Rosa • 19. Ben Holland • 20. Stuart Mangin • 21. Matthew Nicks • 22. Winston Abraham • 23. John Rombotis • 24. Matthew Manfield • 25. Steven Sziller • 26. Tim Elliott • 27. Toby Kennett • 28. Shawn Lewfatt • 29. Jason Torney • 30. Chad Liddell • 31. Allen Nash • 32. Simon Cox • 33. Mark Cullen • 34. Michael Polley • 35. Marty Warry • 36. Matthew Robbins • 37. Ashley Blurton • 38. Matthew Collins • 39. Stephen Carter • 40. Michael O'Loughlin • 41. Adam White • 42. Douglas Headland • 43. Dean Matthews • 44. Jeremy Dyer • 45. Gary Moorcroft • 46. Justin Charles • 47. Robert Ahmat • 48. Austinn Jones • 49. Shaun Baxter • 50. Brett Higgins • 51. Clay Sampson • 52. Danny Stevens • 53. Mark Orchard • 54. Ian Downsborough • 55. Mark Belleville • 56. Ryan Smith • 57. Emil Parthenides • 58. Peter Bird • 59. Nathan Saunders • 60. Brad Scott • 61. Stephen Zavalas • 62. Justin Blumfield • 63. Ross Funcke • 64. Robert Powell • 65. Lee Fraser • 66. Scott Taylor • 67. Anthony Bourke • 68. Luke Norman • 69. Dean Helmers • 70. Adam Benjamin • 71. Jason Spinks • 72. Dean Grainger • 73. Sam McFarlane • 74. Troy Luff • 75. Gerard Jess • 76. Todd McHardy • 77. Ben Dixon • 78. Daryl Griffin • 79. Aaron Hamill • 80. Ben Atkins • 81. Tim Allen • 84. Doug Hawkins • 85. Michael Agnello • 86. Shaun Gordon • 87. Simon Arnott • 88. Nathon Irvin • 89. David Nicholson • 90. Matthew Joy • 93. Michael Murphy • 94. Jade Rawlings • 95. Kym EyersCategories:- Australian rules footballers from South Australia
- Sydney Swans players
- West Adelaide Football Club players
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Australian rules biography, 1970s birth stubs
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