Reg Nicholls (footballer)

Reg Nicholls
Personal information
Full name Reginald James Nicholls
Date of birth (1922-02-27)27 February 1922
Place of birth MacLeod, Victoria
Date of death 28 April 1990(1990-04-28) (aged 68)
Original team(s) Heidelberg West
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1946–1950 Fitzroy 83 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Reginald "Reg" James Nicholls (27 February 1922 – 28 April 1990) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Career

Nicholls, a defender, could play as either a half back flanker or key defender.[1][2] He made 83 appearances for Fitzroy in five seasons, which included a semi-final and preliminary final in 1947.[3] A three-time Victorian interstate representative, Nicholls played against South Australia at the MCG in 1948, then twice in 1949, against both South Australia and Western Australia.[2][4]

He left Fitzroy in 1951, to coach Golden Point, a club in the Ballarat Football League.[5][6] Coach for two seasons, Nicholls was replaced by Lance Collins in 1953, but remained at Golden Point as a player.[7] He was a member of Golden Point's 1953 premiership team.[8][9]

Personal life

Nicholls was born in MacLeod, Victoria.[10]

Reg was married with 2 Children.

His brother, Geoff Nicholls, played for Collingwood and Fitzroy.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Reg Nicholls – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b "League Footballers of 1950 —Half-Back Flankers". The Argus. Melbourne. 24 June 1950. p. 14 S. Retrieved 16 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Reg Nicholls – Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  4. ^ "First-Year Player in Team to Meet SA". The Argus. Melbourne. 15 June 1948. p. 12. Retrieved 16 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Nicholls may leave club". The Argus. Melbourne. 10 January 1951. p. 30. Retrieved 16 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Jog-trot at Fitzroy for opening". The Argus. Melbourne. 28 February 1951. p. 16. Retrieved 16 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ ""Point" is Looking to Maurie". The Argus. Melbourne. 16 April 1953. p. 24. Retrieved 16 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Redan". The Argus. Melbourne. 2 October 1953. p. 16. Retrieved 16 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Point topples favorites to take flag". The Argus. Melbourne. 5 October 1953. p. 19. Retrieved 16 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "World War Two Nominal Roll". Government of Australia. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  11. ^ "Fitzroy's Brilliant Full Back". The Argus. Melbourne. 9 April 1946. p. 12. Retrieved 12 January 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.