Nicholson was schooled at Scotch College, Perth, where he was school captain in his final year of 1995. He was also co-captain of the school's hockey team. Fellow AFL footballer Rowan Jones followed Nicholson as school captain in 1996.
Making his debut in 1997 in the number 44 guernsey, the large figure of the man known as "Big Jack" was a strong presence in defence for the Demons. Nicholson, a specialist key position defender, was most suited to full-back and was much maligned during his career, described by critics as "old, slow and useless" and "unfashionable".[1] However, Nicholson was shown a lot of faith by coach Neale Daniher, and was signed on until the end of the 2007 season.
The next year, however, saw a sharp decline in Nicholson's career. Due to the emergence of much-improved fullback Nathan Carroll, Nicholson was relegated to the Sandringham Zebras, Melbourne's VFL affiliate, for the entirety of the 2006 season. At the end of the year, he was delisted and his contract was paid out (which still had a year to run), effectively ending his AFL career.
During his time with Melbourne he served on the AFL Players' Association executive committee and began working with Gemba, a sports consulting firm. After his retirement from the AFL he continued with Gemba, working up to the position of head of entertainment strategy. In September 2014 Nicholson was announced as the new chief executive officer of the Australian Cricketers' Association.[2] In March 2021 he was announced as the new Chief Executive Officer of the AFL’s Coaches Association.
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December 15, 2023
alistair, nicholson, judge, alastair, nicholson, alistair, jack, nicholson, born, march, 1978, former, australian, rules, footballer, played, with, melbourne, football, club, australian, football, league, nicholson, with, melbourne, 2005personal, informationfu. For the judge see Alastair Nicholson Alistair Big Jack Nicholson born 4 March 1978 is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League AFL Alistair NicholsonNicholson with Melbourne in 2005Personal informationFull nameAlistair NicholsonNickname s Big JackDate of birth 1978 03 04 4 March 1978 age 45 Original team s Claremont WAFL Draft22nd overall 1996 National DraftHeight197 cm 6 ft 6 in Weight102 kg 225 lb Position s DefenderPlaying career1YearsClubGames Goals 1997 2006Melbourne110 3 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2006 Career highlights2000 AFL Grand Final runner upSources AFL Tables AustralianFootball comNicholson was schooled at Scotch College Perth where he was school captain in his final year of 1995 He was also co captain of the school s hockey team Fellow AFL footballer Rowan Jones followed Nicholson as school captain in 1996 Making his debut in 1997 in the number 44 guernsey the large figure of the man known as Big Jack was a strong presence in defence for the Demons Nicholson a specialist key position defender was most suited to full back and was much maligned during his career described by critics as old slow and useless and unfashionable 1 However Nicholson was shown a lot of faith by coach Neale Daniher and was signed on until the end of the 2007 season The next year however saw a sharp decline in Nicholson s career Due to the emergence of much improved fullback Nathan Carroll Nicholson was relegated to the Sandringham Zebras Melbourne s VFL affiliate for the entirety of the 2006 season At the end of the year he was delisted and his contract was paid out which still had a year to run effectively ending his AFL career During his time with Melbourne he served on the AFL Players Association executive committee and began working with Gemba a sports consulting firm After his retirement from the AFL he continued with Gemba working up to the position of head of entertainment strategy In September 2014 Nicholson was announced as the new chief executive officer of the Australian Cricketers Association 2 In March 2021 he was announced as the new Chief Executive Officer of the AFL s Coaches Association Playing statistics edit 3 Legend G Goals K Kicks D Disposals T Tackles B Behinds H Handballs M Marks H O Hit outsSeason Team No Games Totals Averages per game G B K H D M T H O G B K H D M T H O1997 Melbourne 44 1 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 01998 Melbourne 44 0 1999 Melbourne 44 13 0 0 22 31 53 17 5 107 0 0 0 0 1 7 2 4 4 1 1 3 0 4 8 22000 Melbourne 44 16 0 0 52 81 133 45 21 34 0 0 0 0 3 3 5 1 8 3 2 8 1 3 2 12001 Melbourne 8 22 1 0 76 116 192 65 24 45 0 0 0 0 3 5 5 3 8 7 3 0 1 1 2 02002 Melbourne 8 11 2 1 41 38 79 40 13 7 0 2 0 1 3 7 3 5 7 2 3 6 1 2 0 62003 Melbourne 8 10 0 0 35 37 72 30 10 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 3 7 7 2 3 0 1 0 0 32004 Melbourne 8 23 0 0 81 98 179 60 25 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 4 3 7 8 2 6 1 1 0 22005 Melbourne 8 14 0 0 47 43 90 36 19 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 3 1 6 4 2 6 1 4 0 32006 Melbourne 8 0 Career 110 3 1 356 446 802 295 117 204 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 1 7 3 2 7 1 1 1 9References edit Walls Robert 18 June 2005 Jack is Back The Age Coverdale Brydon 11 September 2014 Alistair Nicholson named ACA CEO ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 11 September 2014 Alistair Nicholson AFL Tables External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alistair Nicholson Alistair Nicholson s profile on the official website of the Melbourne Football Club Alistair Nicholson s playing statistics from AFL Tables Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alistair Nicholson amp oldid 1089706726, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
