Brad Nicholson (born 4 June 1974) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er who played with Footscray in the

Australian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional sports, professional competition of Australian rules football. It was originally named the Victorian Football League (VFL) and was founded in 1896 as a breakaway competition ...

(AFL). Nicholson, originally from Doncaster Heights, was recruited from

TAC Cup The Talent League (also known as the Coates Talent League under naming rights and previously as the NAB League and TAC Cup) is an under-19 Australian rules football representative competition based in Melbourne and run by the Australian Foot ...

team the

Eastern Ranges The Eastern Ranges is an Australian rules football team that currently competes in the Talent League, the Victorian statewide under-18s competition. History Inaugural playing squad (1992) Honours *Premiers (2): 2002, 2013 *Runners-up (6): 199 ...

, he was primarily a back pocket defender but was used at time as a fullback early in his career. He was a nominated for the

1993 AFL Rising Star The Norwich AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League. This was the first season the medal was awarded and the award went to Nathan Buckley in his debut, and only, season at the . Eligib ...

, after playing his four league game against the

West Coast Eagles The West Coast Eagles are a professional Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and first competed in 1987 as one of two expansion teams in the Australian Football League (AFL), then known ...

. His most productive year came in 1995 when he made 16 appearances, but it was his penultimate season.AFL Tables: Brad Nicholson
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nicholson, Brad 1974 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Western Bulldogs players Eastern Ranges players Living people