John Nilen Explained

John Nilen
Fullname:	John William Nilen
Birth Date:	30 January 1878
Birth Place:	Alexandra, Victoria
Death Place:	Bunbury, Western Australia
Statsend:	1910
Years1:	1910
Games Goals1:	1 (0)

John William Nilen (30 January 1878 – 11 July 1963) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of Patrick Nilen, and Elizabeth Nilen, née McElroy, John William Nilen was born on 30 January 1878.

Football

Cleared from Kalgoorlie to St Kilda on 18 May 1910,^[2] he played his only VFL First XVIII match for St Kilda, aged 32, against Collingwood, as a forward-pocket ruckman, at Victoria Park, on 21 May 1910 (round 3).^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 658.
2. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10857424 Football: Players' Permits, The Argus, (Thursday, 19 May 1910), p.5.
3. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/242090271 C'Wood v. St. Kilda, The Herald, (Saturday 21 May 1910), p.6