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Key Facts

Full name
Donald Charles Nicholls

Known as
Don Nicholls

Born
23 November 1936

Died
10 September 2023 (aged 86)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 150d
Last game: 24y 227d

Height and weight
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 80 kg

Senior clubs
Carlton

Jumper numbers
Carlton: 12

Family links
John Nicholls (Brother)

Don Nicholls

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
CarltonV/AFL1956-196177320.4253%5.00—1.000
Total1956-196177320.4253%5.00—1.000

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 6,663rd player to appear, 3,130th most games played, 2,849th most goals kickedCarlton: 701st player to appear, 237th most games played, 230th most goals kicked

Don Nicholls was the older brother of Carlton legend John. Indeed, when the Carlton recruiting team initially turned up at the Nicholls residence it was Don, not John, that they were anxious to sign, and Don Nicholls made his VFL debut with the Blues a season before his brother. Between 1956 and 1961 the elder Nicholls boy played 77 VFL games for Carlton, mainly as a centreman or defender. He finished his senior career with VFA club Box Hill.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.