Past Nick Carter (1996-1998)

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Pick 20 in the 1995 AFL Draft

 

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Footyinfo

Full name: Nick Carter
Born: April 28, 1978
Teams: Fitzroy 1996, Brisbane 1997-98, Melbourne 1999
Height: 179cm
Weight: 86kg
Debut: Fitzroy vs Richmond Round 6, Whitten Oval, 4 May 1996

Wikipedia

Carter was drafted by Fitzroy Football Club with the 20th selection in the 1995 AFL Draft, with coach Michael Nunan stating the club was looking for "players with pace and finish to play in the midfield". Carter had an impressive first AFL season, debuting in round 6 and remaining in the senior team for the rest of the season, playing 17 matches. Despite a good season personally, Fitzroy struggled both on the field, winning only one match for the whole season, and financially. Carter was best on ground in Fitzroy's only win for the season, receiving three Brownlow Medal votes for his performance against Fremantle. Due to crippling financial problems, Fitzroy was forced to merge with the Brisbane Bears at the end of the 1996 season, to form the Brisbane Lions.

Only eight Fitzroy players became Brisbane Lions players, with the majority of the team coming from the Brisbane Bears list. Carter, however, was one of those eight players. In his two seasons with Brisbane, Carter only managed to play five games, struggling to break into the senior side of a team with "the best depth in the competition".

After struggling to gain a spot in Brisbane senior team, Carter was traded to the Melbourne Demons at the end of the 1998 season for the 45th draft pick in the 1998 AFL Draft. Carter only managed three games for the Demons and he was delisted at the end of the 1999 season. Carter nominated for the 1999 AFL Draft, but he was not selected, thereby ending his AFL career.

Statistics:

afl tables
footywire
final siren
all the stats

 

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Melbourne Profile

A handy little player who started to show form as Fitzroy went through the turmoil of merger talk in 1996. From a strong football family at Golden Square, he worked hard and drew praise for his work ethic from coach Mick Nunan at Fitzroy, but could not establish himself at Brisbane or Melbourne.

 

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demonwiki

Debuting in Fitzroy's horror last AFL season, Carter was one of the few shining lights. His third game was the Lions last victory and he was one of the best with 31 touches. Picked up by Brisbane as one of their merger selections, Carter struggled up north and played only five games for the new Lions. Each of those was a loss, so by the time he debuted for the Demons it was one round short of three complete seasons since that victory at the Western Oval. Carter won his MFC debut, and was 2-1 in his three games. He never managed to cement a senior position and was delisted without playing again.

Delisted at the end of 1999, Carter nominated for the national draft again but was not selected. After his career at Melbourne ended he moved to the VFL to play for, and later captain, the Bendigo Diggers during a period where they won a handful of games over a period of years. He was, however, the first player to rack up a hundred games for the Diggers (later Bombers).

Honours:
Reserves Best and Fairest - 1999

 

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The Lions' last roar
Paul Gough
12:00 AM Thu 18 May, 2006

It was May 18, 1996. Australia's new Prime Minister John Howard had been in office only two months and it was also the day Jeff Fenech's much-anticipated comeback would end in tears when he was knocked out by South Africa's Phillip Holiday. But for Fitzroy fans that day will always be remembered for the club's last victory in the AFL.

Despite the Fitzroy team that day featuring a host of players that would go on to make a name for themselves in the AFL, it was two players that failed to do so who were the real stars of the victory over Fremantle - Anthony Mellington and Nick Carter.

Mellington, who would later struggle to break into a strong Kangaroos' team, kicked six goals at full-forward, while the 179-centimetre Carter - who would play just eight more games with first Brisbane and then Melbourne after Fitzroy folded - had 31 possessions.

 

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Fitzroy's last game

B:       Brett Chandler   Jarrod Molloy   Stephen Paxman
HB:      Martin Pike      Rowan Warfe     Shane Clayton
C:       John Barker      Simon Atkins    [U]Nick Carter[/U]
HF:      Brad Boyd (c)    John McCarthy   Chris Johnson
F:       Marty Warry      Simon Hawking   John Rombotis
Foll:    Matthew Primus   Matthew Dent    Scott Bamford
Int:     Peter Doyle      Jeff Hogg       Danny Morton
Coach:   Alan McConnell

 

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The merger

1996 AFL NATIONAL DRAFT
This was the first draft at which the Brisbane Lions participated following the "birth" of the club via the historic Brisbane Bears/Fitzroy merger. Prior to the draft eight Fitzroy players were selected to move to Brisbane to join the existing nucleus of the playing list. They were:-

Scott Bamford
John Barker
Brad Boyd
Nick Carter
Shane Clayton
Simon Hawking
Chris Johnson
Jarrod Molloy

 

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Back row: Simon Hawking, Scott McIvor, Brad Boyd, Jarrod Molloy, Alastair Lynch.
Front row: Scott Clayton, Nick Carter, John Barker, Scott Bamford, Chris Johnson.

 

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1999 Trade

brisbane lions gain draft selection 45 (aaron shattock)
from melbourne for nick carter

 

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Carter to skip bombers
Wednesday, 2 April 2003

Carter captained the now defunct Bendigo Diggers for the final year of its five-year existence, before the club aligned with AFL powerhouse Essendon during the pre-season to form the Bendigo Bombers.

The new Bombers' skipper spent three seasons with the Diggers, having also played 25 AFL matches with Brisbane, Fitzroy and Melbourne after coming through the ranks of the Bendigo Pioneers.

``It's an honour to be named the captain of the club, particularly going into a new phase with the Essendon merger,'' Carter said yesterday.

 

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25 Aug, 2005 10:13 PM

HE PLAYED his 100th match on home turf earlier this year, but Bendigo Bank Bombers captain Nick Carter rates tomorrow night's final as the biggest game he will play in his home town. To be leading the Bombers into battle in their first home final on the QEO is a goal that Carter is rapt to have achieved. Tomorrow night's qualifying final will be Carter's 108th game in the VFL, and just his second final. Before last night's training session at the QEO, Carter said the Matthew Knights-coached Bombers were determined to start their finals campaign by beating Werribee.

 

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Nick's gig
07 Nov, 2009 04:00 AM

NICK Carter will take the next step in his football career by assuming the reins as senior coach of reigning Bendigo Football League premier Golden Square. The 31-year-old Carter is one of Bendigo’s most well-known football figures. A junior product of Golden Square, Carter played in the TAC Cup with the Bendigo Pioneers, before spending four years in the AFL between 1996 and 1999, playing 25 games with Fitzroy, Brisbane and Melbourne.

On his return to Bendigo, he played eight years with Bendigo’s VFL side, the Diggers and Bombers, captaining the team, winning multiple best and fairests, and also becoming the first player for Bendigo to reach the 100-game milestone. He returned to Golden Square in 2008, and this year was a member of the Bulldogs’ team which defeated South Bendigo by 37 points in the grand final.

PLAYED, BROTHER: Nick and Christian Carter after Golden Square's grand final victory.

 

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Premiership coach departs Golden Square
LUKE WEST
20 Oct, 2011 04:00 AM

AFTER 39 wins from 40 games and two premierships, Nick Carter is stepping down as coach of Bendigo Football League club powerhouse Golden Square. Carter has spent the past two seasons as coach of the Bulldogs and departs at a time when Golden Square is arguably country Victoria’s best football team.

“My decision was based on the fact that I needed some personal time with family and to just take a break from footy for a year,” Carter said yesterday.

Carter is a VFL great in Bendigo, having played a club record 126 games with the Bendigo Diggers-Bombers, with the newly named Bendigo Football Club’s best and fairest medal named after him.

“I totally support the movement of the Bendigo Football Club, but at the moment I need to take a break from footy. There’s a lot I’d need to learn before I even looked at coaching a VFL side,” Carter said.

 

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Bendigo Bombers directors

Nick is well known to Bendigo Bombers supporters as a former Fitzroy, Brisbane and Melbourne footballer who returned to his home town of Bendigo to study and, at the same time, play with the Bendigo Diggers.
While completing his studies and playing football, Nick began working with Bendigo Bank in Retail Distribution and he subsequently moved into Business Banking. He currently holds a position within National Operations as Senior Manager, Retail Business Support.

Outside the Bank and football, Nick is a part owner/director of the Rifle Brigade Hotel which is situated directly opposite the Bendigo Bombers home ground the Queen Elizabeth Oval.

Nick captained the club between 2000-2006, won 3 best and fairest trophies, represented Victoria on a number of occasions and is a life member of the club.