Don Nicholls
Donald Charles Nicholls (23 November 1936 – 10 September 2023) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Don Nicholls | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Donald Charles Nicholls | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 1936 | ||
| Date of death | 10 September 2023 (aged 86) | ||
| Original team(s) | Maryborough | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1956–61 | Carlton | 77 (32) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1961. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
The Carlton Football Club recruited Nicholls from the Maryborough Football Club in 1956. The Blues would later sign his younger brother John. Their father ensured that both brothers would play together with one club. Don played 77 senior games as a centreman for Carlton from 1956, when he was Carlton's best first-year player, to 1961.
In 1962 he left Carlton to play for Box Hill.
Don Nicholls died in September 2023, at the age of 86.
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