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Mark Nicoski

West Coast

AFL career

112 games61 goals

Debut
R5 2004 v CAR24 Apr 2004
Most recent
PF 2011 v GEE24 Sept 2011

Stats

AFL

2011
WCE
25
8.6
4.2
12.8
2.9
0.7
0.8
2.8
1.6
1.0
63
72
2010
WCE
6
5.5
5.3
10.8
4.3
0.3
0.8
1.8
0.0
0.7
46
41
2009
WCE
13
8.6
6.2
14.8
2.6
0.3
1.2
1.6
0.0
0.2
49
55
2008
WCE
19
9.7
6.5
16.3
4.1
0.5
0.9
1.6
0.1
0.2
60
62
2007
WCE
5
8.2
6.4
14.6
4.8
0.6
1.0
0.8
0.0
0.2
53
48
2006
WCE
12
12.2
6.3
18.5
4.1
0.7
1.1
1.8
0.4
0.3
69
-
2005
WCE
21
9.6
5.7
15.3
4.8
0.5
1.0
1.8
0.6
0.3
63
-
2004
WCE
11
6.7
4.5
11.2
2.5
0.5
0.5
1.9
0.1
0.1
44
-

WAFL

2013
SUB
4
10.8
2.5
13.3
4.0
0.8
0.5
2.0
1.8
0.8
68

WAFL Reserves

2013
SUB
2
6.0
2.0
8.0
2.0
0.5
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
34
League
Season
GEE
MCG
PF
2
3
5
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
20
18
CAR
PS
SF
9
5
14
3
1
2
0
2
3.1
68
71
COL
MCG
QF
6
6
12
2
0
1
0
3
0.0
45
56
ADE
PS
R24
12
3
15
3
0
1
0
3
3.0
78
104
BRL
Gabba
R23
7
2
9
0
0
1
0
1
2.1
39
41
ESS
PS
R22
4
4
8
4
0
0
0
2
1.0
46
57
MEL
ES
R21
8
2
10
4
1
0
0
2
3.1
68
75
RCH
PS
R20
9
5
14
3
2
2
0
6
6.0
102
119
WBD
ES
R19
13
5
18
6
1
1
0
0
1.3
74
103
FRE
PS
R18
4
6
10
0
0
2
0
1
0.0
22
34
STK
ES
R17
11
4
15
4
0
0
0
1
2.0
69
67
GEE
PS
R16
14
1
15
2
2
1
0
3
3.2
81
96
CAR
ES
R14
5
2
7
1
0
1
0
3
2.0
43
57
PAD
PS
R13
7
6
13
2
0
1
0
4
0.2
54
56
ADE
AAMI
R12
11
6
17
3
0
0
0
5
3.1
93
95
GCS
PS
R11
13
3
16
6
1
0
0
1
0.2
70
70
COL
MCG
R10
8
3
11
4
0
2
0
6
2.1
73
62
WBD
PS
R9
3
5
8
2
2
1
0
1
0.2
30
30
FRE
PS
R8
10
6
16
3
0
0
0
3
2.0
75
113
ESS
ES
R7
11
5
16
3
2
0
0
6
2.0
90
92
MEL
PS
R6
8
7
15
5
3
1
0
6
2.1
90
100
HAW
AS
R4
9
1
10
4
0
0
0
4
0.1
58
44
SYD
PS
R3
11
6
17
3
2
1
0
2
0.2
63
74
PAD
AAMI
R2
5
2
7
1
0
1
0
1
2.0
35
43
NTH
PS
R1
14
7
21
4
0
2
0
2
2.5
87
113

Profile

Born
24 Nov 1983 (age 42y 331d)
Height
188 cm
Weight
85 kg

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Bio

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Recruited from Subiaco via the 2003 Rookie Draft, Mark Nicoski began his career as a rebounding defender known for his pace and booming left-foot kick. He quickly cemented a spot in West Coast's formidable mid-2000s lineup, featuring in the 2005 Grand Final loss to Sydney. However, his career narrative was often defined by cruel timing; he suffered a fractured ankle late in the 2006 season, forcing him to watch from the sidelines as his teammates captured the premiership.

Following several seasons interrupted by shoulder and groin issues, Nicoski enjoyed a career renaissance in 2011 when he was reinvented as a high-pressure defensive forward. He played every game that season and finished as the club's joint leading goalkicker alongside Josh Kennedy, instrumental in the Eagles' surge to a preliminary final. Unfortunately, this form proved to be a final flourish rather than a new beginning, as severe hamstring tendon injuries wiped out his 2012 and 2013 campaigns, ultimately forcing the popular clubman into retirement.

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