Des Nisbet
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| Des Nisbet | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Desmond Nisbet | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1921 | ||
| Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
| Original team(s) | Caulfield City | ||
| Height/Weight | 180 cm / 79 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1944-1952 | St Kilda | 110 (6) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952 season.
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John "Des" Nisbet (29 October 1921 – 28 November 2004) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Nisbet, a defender, was from Caulfield City originally and made 110 appearances for St Kilda.[1] He then served as coach of the St Kilda seconds. From 1958 to 1983 he was Chairman of Selectors for St Kilda.[2] In 2008 he was inducted into the club's Hall of Fame.[3]
His son, Darryl, played one game for St Kilda in the 1970 VFL season.[4]
References
- ↑ AFL Tables: Des Nisbet
- ↑ Herald Sun,"Des Nisbet Obituary", 30 November 2004, Jon Anderson
- ↑ Sydney Morning Herald,"Saints make Allan Jeans a legend", 5 June 2008
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
