Matthew Nicks

Matthew Nicks
Personal information
Date of birth	13 May 1975
Place of birth	Adelaide, South Australia
Original team(s)	West Adelaide (SANFL)
Debut	14 April 1996, Sydney Swans v. Collingwood Magpies, at SCG
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1996–2005	Sydney Swans	175 (125)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2005 season.
Career highlights

Matthew Nicks (born 13 May 1975) was an 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.

Nicks joined the Port Adelaide Football Club in 2011 as an assistant coach. From 2013 to 2015, he served as the club's backline coach. He is now currently serving as the forwards coach.^[4]

References

1. Lovett, Michael, ed. (2005). AFL Record 2005: Guide to Season. p. 416. ISBN 0-9580300-6-5.
2. Loyal Nicks forced to call it quits
3. 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.
4. "Matthew Nicks". portadelaidefc.com.au. Port Adelaide Football Club. Retrieved 23 August 2015.

External links

Matthew Nicks's statistics from AFL Tables