Geoff Nicholls (footballer)

Geoffrey Llewellyn Nicholls (22 September 1919 – 24 September 1997) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Geoff Nicholls
Personal information
Full name	Geoffrey Llewellyn Nicholls
Date of birth	(1919-09-22)22 September 1919
Place of birth	Fitzroy North, Victoria
Date of death	24 September 1997(1997-09-24) (aged 78)
Original team(s)	Alphington Amateurs
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1940	Collingwood	02 (2)
1941–1949	Fitzroy	27 (7)
Total		29 (9)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Nicholls also served in the Australian Army during World War II.^[2]

Notes

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 656. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
2. "World War II Roll: Jeffrey Llewellyn Nicholls". Department of Veterans Affairs.

External links

• Geoff Nicholls's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Profile on Collingwood Forever