Arthur Ernest Nickless (18 March 1879 – 12 March 1915) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Arthur Nickless
Personal information
Full name Arthur Ernest Nickless
Date of birth (1879-03-18)18 March 1879
Place of birth Paddington, New South Wales
Date of death 12 March 1915(1915-03-12) (aged 35)
Place of death Prahran, Victoria
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1899 South Melbourne 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1899.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Originally from Victorian Football Association club Brunswick,[2] Nickless was cleared to South Melbourne in 1899 where he played in only the first match of the season. He was a premiership half-back player for Leopold in the Metropolitan Junior Football Association in 1900.[3]

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 657. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ Follower (15 May 1899). "The football season". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. p. 7.
  3. ^ "Football". Standard. Port Melbourne, VIC. 29 September 1900. p. 4.

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