Daniel Nicholson is a professional Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er playing with the Melbourne Football Club

Melbourne Football Club

The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....

 in the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

 (AFL) and their affiliate club, Casey Scorpions

Casey Scorpions

The Casey Scorpions Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the Victorian Football League . The club was founded in 1903 as the Springvale Football Club and played under the name Springvale. In its history it has won 21 premierships...

 in the Victorian Football League

Victorian Football League

The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...

.

He made his debut against Carlton in Round 10 of the 2011 AFL season

2011 AFL season

The 2011 Australian Football League season was the 115th season of the Australian rules football competition. It was the debut year for , and was scheduled to be the only season to be played with 17 teams...

 against Carlton

Carlton Football Club

The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...

. Nicholson started the game as a substitute and was brought on in the third quarter, in place of Matthew Warnock

Matthew Warnock

Matthew Warnock is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League . He began his AFL career playing for Melbourne where he wore the No. 1 guernsey , and was recruited from the Sandringham Zebras in the Victorian Football League...

. Nicholson was retained in the side for the following game and was the substitute again. He replaced Colin Sylvia

Colin Sylvia

Colin Sylvia is an Australian rules footballer, currently playing with the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Early life:...

 in the second quarter.

External links

• Daniel Nicholson's profile on the website of the Melbourne Football Club