Daniel Nicholson (born 2 November 1990) is an Australian rules footballer who played with the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) and their affiliate club, Casey Scorpions in the Victorian Football League.[1]

Daniel Nicholson
Personal information
Full name Daniel Nicholson
Date of birth (1990-11-02) 2 November 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Derrinallum, Victoria
Original team(s) University Blues, East Ballarat
Draft 14th overall, 2011 Rookie Draft
Height 181;cm
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Position(s) Half back flank
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2011–2014 Melbourne 32 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2014.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He made his debut against Carlton in round 10 of the 2011 AFL season.[2][3] Nicholson started the game as a substitute and was brought on in the third quarter, in place of Matthew Warnock.[4] Nicholson was retained in the side for the following game and was the substitute again.[5] He replaced Colin Sylvia in the second quarter.[6]

Nicholson plays on the half back flank as a rebounding defender and is noted for his legspeed and endurance.[7]

Nicholson was delisted by the Demons at the conclusion of the 2014 season. He played only one senior game in his final year with the club.[8]

He studied sports therapy and injury prevention at university. Now at home town port fairy he leads the seagulls in the hfnl

Statistics edit

[9]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2011 Melbourne 49 9 2 1 64 52 116 24 32 0.2 0.1 7.1 5.8 12.9 2.7 3.6
2012 Melbourne 26 11 0 3 116 87 203 57 27 0.0 0.3 10.5 7.9 18.5 5.2 2.5
2013 Melbourne 26 11 2 6 90 65 155 48 38 0.2 0.5 8.2 5.9 14.1 4.4 3.5
2014 Melbourne 26 1 0 0 4 5 9 4 4 0.0 0.0 4.0 5.0 9.0 4.0 4.0
Career 32 4 10 274 209 483 134 101 0.1 0.3 8.6 6.5 15.1 4.2 3.2

References edit

  1. ^ Horan, Michael (27 May 2011). "Rookie Daniel Nicholson's debut off pool table". Herald Sun. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  2. ^ Blake, Martin (26 May 2011). "Another Demon to debut". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  3. ^ Brehaut, David (26 May 2011). "AFL: Ballarat's Nicholson to debut with Melbourne". The Ballarat Courier. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  4. ^ Matthews, Bruce (28 May 2011). "Watts going on with Jack?". Herald Sun. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  5. ^ Quayle, Emma (4 June 2011). "Demons going in hard on Bombers". The Age. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  6. ^ Connolly, Rohan (4 June 2011). "Bombers rue Demons' day". The Age. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  7. ^ Blake, Martin (1 July 2011). "Bolter from the Blues". The Age.
  8. ^ Ryan, Peter (2 September 2014). "Demons cut two in first stage of off-season overhaul". Australian Football League. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  9. ^ "AFL Tables - Daniel Nicholson - Stats - Statistics".

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