Nicholls, who was just 15 when he began playing at North Shore in Geelong, was recruited from the Falcons late in the 1999 AFL Draft.
[2] He had a memorable debut in 2001 for Hawthorn with 17 disposals and three goals against Geelong at Docklands Stadium and finished the year with an elimination final appearance.
With a hamstring injury keeping him out of action in 2002, Nicholls nominated for the 2002 AFL Draft and was picked up by Richmond with the 47th selection.
[4] In April 2013 he was arrested by the Victoria Police Special Operations Group[5] and subsequently charged over both the June 2012 incident and another shooting in January 2013.
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