Matthew Nicks
| Matthew Nicks | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| Original team | West Adelaide (SANFL) | ||
| Debut | 14 April 1996, Sydney Swans v. Collingwood Magpies, at SCG | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1996–2005 | Sydney Swans | 175 (125) | |
1 Playing statistics correct 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.
He is currently part of the coaching panel at the Port Adelaide Football Club.
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
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