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Carlton coach illustration

John Nicholls

Carlton
Coach

95

Games

61

Wins

64.2%

Win pct

Overview Game LogGames Records

Career snapshot

Age at last game 36 yrs
Years coached 1972-1975
Date of Birth 13-Aug-1939
Games coached 95
Wins 61
Losses 31
Draws 3
Win pct 64.2%
Finals games 9
Finals wins 4
Finals win pct 44.4%

Teams coached

Carlton

Accolades

Jock McHale Medal (1)
  • 1972 Carlton Source

Recent games

Year Round Team Opponent Result Result Venue
1975 SF
Carlton CAR
Richmond vs RIC
L
62-71
M.C.G.
1975 QF
Carlton CAR
North Melbourne vs NME
L
76-96
M.C.G.
1975 22
Carlton CAR
Footscray @ FOO
W
119-75
Western Oval
1975 21
Carlton CAR
Fitzroy vs FIT
L
74-79
Princes Park
1975 20
Carlton CAR
Richmond @ RIC
L
95-98
M.C.G.
1975 19
Carlton CAR
Melbourne @ MEL
L
51-89
Waverley Park
1975 18
Carlton CAR
South Melbourne vs SME
W
131-103
Princes Park
1975 17
Carlton CAR
Hawthorn @ HAW
L
101-105
Princes Park

Game Log

Year Round Team Opponent Result Result Venue
1972 21
Carlton CAR
Hawthorn vs HAW
W
156-88
Princes Park
1972 20
Carlton CAR
North Melbourne @ NME
W
149-60
Arden St
1972 19
Carlton CAR
St Kilda vs STK
W
94-71
Princes Park
1972 18
Carlton CAR
Melbourne @ MEL
W
77-66
MCG
1972 17
Carlton CAR
Geelong @ GEE
W
119-67
GMHBA Stadium
1972 16
Carlton CAR
Essendon vs ESS
W
133-117
Princes Park
1972 15
Carlton CAR
South Melbourne vs SME
W
128-63
Princes Park
1972 14
Carlton CAR
Richmond @ RIC
L
88-119
MCG
1972 13
Carlton CAR
Collingwood vs COL
W
70-62
Princes Park
1972 11
Carlton CAR
Footscray @ FOO
W
57-51
Western Oval
1972 10
Carlton CAR
Hawthorn @ HAW
L
85-88
Glenferrie Oval
1972 9
Carlton CAR
North Melbourne vs NME
W
109-47
Princes Park
1972 8
Carlton CAR
St Kilda @ STK
W
99-72
Moorabbin Oval
1972 7
Carlton CAR
Melbourne vs MEL
W
75-38
Waverley Park
1972 6
Carlton CAR
Geelong vs GEE
W
147-98
Princes Park
‹ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 › Showing 76–90 of 95 games

Season records

Season Team Games W L D Win pct Finals G Finals W Finals L Finals D Finals Win %
1975 Carlton 23 15 8 0 65.2% 2 0 2 0 0%
1974 Carlton 22 10 11 1 45.5% 0 0 0 0 0%
1973 Carlton 25 17 8 0 68.0% 3 2 1 0 66.7%
1972 Carlton 25 19 4 2 76.0% 4 2 1 1 50.0%

Team records

Team Games W L D Win pct First season Last season Finals G Finals W Finals L Finals D Finals Win %
Carlton 95 61 31 3 64.2% 1972 1975 9 4 4 1 44.4%

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Semi Finals Sat 14 Nov AFLW UPCOMING
Geelong GEE
vs
Sydney SYD
GMHBA Stadium 16:05 AEDT
Semi Finals Sat 14 Nov AFLW UPCOMING
Carlton CAR
vs
Hawthorn HAW
IKON Park 19:15 AEDT
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