Charlie Nicholls
South Melbourne
AFL career
56 games10 goals
- Debut
- R15 1923 v CAR25 Aug 1923
- Most recent
- R15 1927 v COL6 Aug 1927
Stats
Bio
Born in Geelong, Lester "Charlie" Nicholls was a sturdy key defender who joined South Melbourne in 1923. Standing 183cm and weighing 83kg, he possessed the size and strength requisite for a key post in the backline during a physical era of the game. Nicholls wasted little time settling into the lineup, debuting late in the 1923 season and featuring in the club's finals campaigns in both his first and second years, including the famous round-robin finals series of 1924. A reliable stopper who protected the defensive 50, he remained a consistent figure in the Southerners' back half for five seasons, tallying 56 games before his VFL career concluded at the end of 1927.
Profile
- Born
- 11 Sept 1899
- Died
- 20 Nov 1944 (aged 45y 70d)
- Birthplace
- Geelong, VIC
- Deathplace
- Melbourne, VIC
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 83 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionBorn in Geelong, Lester "Charlie" Nicholls was a sturdy key defender who joined South Melbourne in 1923. Standing 183cm and weighing 83kg, he possessed the size and strength requisite for a key post in the backline during a physical era of the game. Nicholls wasted little time settling into the lineup, debuting late in the 1923 season and featuring in the club's finals campaigns in both his first and second years, including the famous round-robin finals series of 1924. A reliable stopper who protected the defensive 50, he remained a consistent figure in the Southerners' back half for five seasons, tallying 56 games before his VFL career concluded at the end of 1927.