Matthew Nicks

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Matthew Nicks
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Adelaide Crows coach Matthew Nicks
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-05-13) 13 May 1975 (age 46)
Place of birth Adelaide, South Australia
Original team(s) West Adelaide (SANFL)
Debut 14 April 1996, Sydney Swans
vs. Collingwood Magpies, at SCG
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1996–2005 Sydney Swans 175 (125)
Coaching career3
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
2020– Adelaide 39 (10–29-0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2005.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of Round 16, 2021.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Matthew Nicks (born 13 May 1975) is a former professional Australian Football League player and currently the senior coach of the Adelaide Football Club.[1] He was recruited from the West Adelaide Football Club to the Sydney Swans with the 21st selection in the 1994 AFL Draft.[2]

Career[]

Playing career[]

Nicks made his Australian Football League debut in 1996 and played a total of 175 games over the next 10 seasons. He retired from AFL football in 2005 after prolonged struggles with injury and illness, including a broken leg in 1995,[3] pneumonia in 2000, a broken finger in 2001[4] and a stress fracture in his leg in 2005. His final game was the round 10, 2005 match against St Kilda at Marvel Stadium in which the Swans came under severe scrutiny from the AFL, in particular from then-CEO Andrew Demetriou and Network 10 commentators Stephen Quartermain, Tim Lane and Robert Walls, over their performance.[5][6]

Coaching career[]

Nicks joined the Port Adelaide Football Club in 2011 as a club development coach until the end of 2012 season, during which time the Power struggled towards the bottom part of the ladder, finishing 16th and 14th in 2011 and 2012 respectively.[7] From 2013 to 2015, he served as the club's backline coach and in 2016 he served as the forwards coach.[8] In 2017, Nicks was named as Port Adelaide's senior assistant. Nicks joined the GWS Giants as a senior assistant for the 2019 season.

In October 2019, Nicks was named new senior coach of the Adelaide Football Club, shortly after previous coach Don Pyke announced his departure.[9] Due to a variety of reasons, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the club entering a rebuild at his arrival, and the lack of experienced assistant coaches at Adelaide, the Crows slumped to a 0-13 start to the 2020 season, leading to Nicks being called “the least supported coach” in Adelaide’s history.[10][11] He won his first game as Adelaide coach when the Crows defeated Hawthorn by 35 points in round 15, 2020.[12]

Player Statistics[]

Statistics are correct to end of 2005 season[13]
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
1996 Sydney 36 6 2 1 25 11 36 12 8 0.33 0.17 4.17 1.83 6.00 2.00 1.33
1997 Sydney 23 20 6 3 150 99 249 59 26 0.30 0.15 7.50 4.95 12.45 2.95 1.30
1998 Sydney 23 24 10 5 291 138 429 104 42 0.42 0.21 12.13 5.75 17.88 4.33 1.75
1999 Sydney 23 23 9 5 263 123 386 106 26 0.39 0.22 11.43 5.35 16.78 4.61 1.13
2000 Sydney 23 19 13 13 229 86 315 107 29 0.68 0.68 12.05 4.53 16.58 5.63 1.53
2001 Sydney 23 18 16 21 186 70 256 89 32 1.44 1.17 10.33 3.89 14.22 4.94 1.78
2002 Sydney 23 21 28 18 186 72 258 86 51 1.33 0.86 8.86 3.43 12.29 4.10 2.43
2003 Sydney 23 18 16 11 125 57 182 62 34 0.89 0.61 6.94 3.17 10.11 3.44 1.89
2004 Sydney 23 17 14 5 128 56 184 65 36 0.82 0.29 7.53 3.29 10.82 3.82 2.12
2005 Sydney 23 9 1 2 58 27 85 26 22 0.11 0.22 6.44 3.00 9.44 2.89 2.44
Career 175 125 84 1641 2380 2023 716 306 0.71 0.48 9.38 4.22 13.60 4.09 1.75

Coaching statistics[]

Statistics are correct as of 26 Sep 2020
Legend
 W  Wins  L  Losses  D  Draws  W%  Winning percentage  LP  Ladder position  LT  League teams


Season Team Games W L D W % LP LT
2020 Adelaide 17 3 14 0 17.6% 18 18
Career totals 17 3 14 0 17.6%

References[]

  1. ^ "Nicks appointed Senior Coach". Adelaide Football Club. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. ^ Lovett, Michael, ed. (2005). AFL Record 2005: Guide to Season. p. 416. ISBN 0-9580300-6-5.
  3. ^ "Loyal Nicks forced to call it quits". Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 483. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
  5. ^ "A new face after Roos loses faith". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 June 2005. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Ugly Swans' flag hopes at half-mast". Sydney Morning Herald. 30 May 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  7. ^ "From Port to Adelaide, Gold Coast Suns complete the grand slam". The Roar. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Matthew Nicks". portadelaidefc.com.au. Port Adelaide Football Club. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  9. ^ Ryan, Peter (15 October 2019). "Nicks says Crows will go on the attack". The Age. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  10. ^ SEN (3 August 2020). "Is Nicks Adelaide's Most "Least Supported Coach" Ever?". Seven News. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  11. ^ Fox Sports Staff (1 August 2020). "Crows coach declares club took 'big step backwards' in horror loss to Roos". Fox Sports. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  12. ^ McGowan, Marc (1 September 2020). "Disaster averted as Crows break drought against Hawks". Australian Football League. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  13. ^ "AFL Tables - Matthew Nicks statistics". AFL Tables.

External links[]

Matthew Nicks's playing statistics from AFL Tables

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