Matthew Nicks, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Matthew Nicks

Australian rules footballer

Date of Birth: 13-May-1975

Place of Birth: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Profession: Australian rules footballer

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Matthew Nicks (born 13 May 1975) is a former professional Australian Football League player and currently the senior coach of the Adelaide Football Club.
He was recruited from the West Adelaide Football Club to the Sydney Swans with the 21st selection in the 1994 AFL Draft.Nicks made his Australian Football League debut in 1996 and played a total of 175 games over the next 10 seasons.
He retired from AFL football in 2005 after prolonged struggles with injury and illness, including a broken leg in 1995, pneumonia in 2000, a broken finger in 2001 and a stress fracture in his leg in 2005.
Nicks joined the Port Adelaide Football Club in 2011 as a club development coach until the end of 2012 season.
From 2013 to 2015, he served as the club's backline coach and in 2016 he served as the forwards coach.
In 2017, Nicks was named as Port Adelaide's senior assistant.
Nicks joined the GWS Giants as a senior assistant for the 2019 season.
In October 2019, Nicks was named new senior coach of the Adelaide Football Club, shortly after previous coach Don Pyke announced his departure.