Big Nick by John Nicholls with Ian McDonald

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Dust jacket has wear to edges with laminate separating from backing. Dust jacket is now enclosed in a glossy protective cover. Interior and binding are still excellent.

Biography of Big Nick (John Robert Nichols) ranked as one of the Australian Football League's greatest ruckmen of all time. He started playing senior football at Maryborough at 14; at 18, he won Carlton's best and fairest award, a feat he achieved a record 5 times. He played 331 games with Carlton, then a VFL record, and 31 matches with Victoria, during which he achieved the honours of being State Captain, State Coach and All-Australian Captain.

Nicholls captained the Carlton 1968-70 premiership sides and, in his first season as captain-coach in 1972, led them to another flag. Altogether, he played 24 finals matches and 6 grand finals. He was actively involved in VFL football for 20 years, both as a player and a coach.

Foreword by Ron Barassi.