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Don Nicholls

Don Nicholls

Australian rules footballer (1936–2023)

Donald Charles Nicholls (23 November 1936 – 10 September 2023) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

For persons of a similar name, see Donald Nichols (disambiguation).
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Nicholls won the 1952 Maryborough District Football League best and fairest award with Primrose Football Club, before playing with Maryborough Football Club in the Ballarat Football League and winning the Ballarat FL best and fairest award in 1953.[2]

The Carlton Football Club recruited Nicholls from the Maryborough Football Club in 1956. The Blues would later sign his younger brother John.[3] Their father ensured that both brothers would play together with one club.[4] Don played 77 senior games as a centreman for Carlton from 1956, when he was Carlton's best first-year player, to 1961.[5]

In 1962 he left Carlton to play for Box Hill.

Don Nicholls died in September 2023, at the age of 86.[6]

Notes

  1. [1]
    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.
  2. [2]
    "1954 - Magpies have become powerful new football combination". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). 6 July 1954. p. 20. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  3. [3]
    "My brother and my friend forever: Big Nick's tribute to the late Don Nicholls". carltonfc.com.au. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Big Nick and Ragsy". The Age. 30 August 2007.
  5. [5]
    Don Nicholls Profile
  6. [6]
    ""My brother and my friend forever": Big Nick's tribute to the late Don Nicholls". Carlton F.C. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.


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