Matthew Nicks
| Matthew Nicks | |||
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Nicks addressing Adelaide players, 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Matthew Nicks | ||
| Born |
13 May 1975 Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| Original team | West Adelaide (SANFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 21, 1994 draft | ||
| Debut | Round 3, 1996, Sydney vs. Collingwood, at SCG | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1996–2005 | Sydney Swans | 175 (125) | |
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 2020– | Adelaide | 122 (55–73–1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2005. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of round 23, 2025. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Matthew Nicks (born 13 May 1975) is a former professional Australian rules footballer and the current senior coach of the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League (AFL). Recruited from West Adelaide in the 1994 national draft, Nicks spent his entire playing career with the Sydney Swans between 1996 and 2005.
Following his retirement, Nicks has had an extensive coaching career. From 2011 to 2018, he was an assistant coach at Port Adelaide and the Greater Western Sydney Giants in 2019. He was appointed the senior coach of Adelaide in October 2019. Under Nicks, the Crows completed the most significant turnaround in AFL history, rising from a 15th-placed finish in 2024 to claiming the minor premiership in the 2025 season.