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Personal information | |||
Full name | John Desmond Nisbet | ||
Date of birth | 29 October 1921 | ||
Place of birth | Caulfield, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 29 November 2004 | (aged 83)||
Original team(s) | Rochester, Caulfield City | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1944–1952 | St Kilda | 110 (6) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
John Desmond Nisbet (29 October 1921 – 29 November 2004) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]
Nisbet, a defender, was originally from Rochester [2] and also played football at Caulfield City prior to playing 110 games for St Kilda. [3]
Nisbet served in the Australian Army during World War II. [4]
Nisbet was runner-up in the 1947 senior best and fairest award. [5] He then served as coach of the St Kilda seconds. From 1958 to 1983 he was Chairman of Selectors for St Kilda. [6] In 2008 he was inducted into the club's Hall of Fame. [7]
His son, Darryl, played one game for St Kilda in the 1970 VFL season.