| Stuart Nicol | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Stuart Nicol | ||
| Date of birth | (1966-09-30)30 September 1966 (age 58) | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half forward/back, ruck | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1986–87, 89–91 | Springvale | 90 (?) | |
| 1988–89 | Footscray | 7 (4) | |
| 1992–95 | Woodville-West Torrens | 80 (?) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1995. | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Stuart Nicol (born 30 September 1966) is a formerAustralian rules footballer who played forFootscray in theVictorian Football League (VFL) during the late 1980s.
Nicol kicked a goal on his league debut, which Footscray lost to North Melbourne, when another debutant inJohn Longmire kicked four goals. He made a further five appearances that year and just one the following season, his last. Nicol played Centre half forward in Footscray Reserves 1988 premiership team.
Playing forSpringvale, Nicol was one of four winners of the VFA'sJ. J. Liston Trophy in 1990. Nicol played Centre half forward in the Springvale 1987 premiership team.
After an impressive VFA career, Nicol moved toWoodville-West Torrens in theSANFL. In his first year in 1992 he took the most marks in the competition and finished fourth in theMagarey Medal behindNathan Buckley. As a ruckman/forward, the following year Nicol played in the Woodville-West Torrens inaugural premiership team, with a Grand Final victory overNorwood. In 1994, Nicol played in the SANFL representative team against theWest Australian Football League (WAFL). Nicol was chosen in theAdvertiser SANFL team of the year in both 1992 and 1994.