1. Nicholas Maxwell was born on 3 June 1983 and is a former Australian rules football player and former captain of the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.
21 Facts About Nick Maxwell
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Nick Maxwell was born in Geelong to parents Sue and Doug and at age 10 moved to Wallington.
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Nick Maxwell was educated at St Joseph's College and he played his junior football for St Joseph's Football Club.
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In 2001, Nick Maxwell played for the Geelong Falcons in the TAC Cup.
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Nick Maxwell was spotted by AFL club Collingwood who selected him as a rookie player in 2002.
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Nick Maxwell's debut came soon after in Round 9 against Adelaide and proved enough, playing 10 games in his first season as a hard-running defender.
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Nick Maxwell's promotion was then lifted as he was elevated onto the senior list for the next season.
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Nick Maxwell kicked six goals for the season, at times when they were needed late in a quarter to help momentum.
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Nick Maxwell missed the next 6 weeks with the broken leg, but would come back to the side and play every game for the rest of the year, showing his reasons of cementing a spot in the soon to be successful side.
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Nick Maxwell played all 25 games, including three finals and was a regular contributor to the side.
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Nick Maxwell captained the club for the first time in Round 16 against Essendon in a 29-point win.
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Nick Maxwell became the vice-captain of the side and was one of the favourites to beat Scott Burns for the captaincy role left vacant by Buckley, but Burns was given the top job.
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Nick Maxwell was suspended in Round 3 of the AFL season for an incident involving Steve Johnson of the Geelong Cats, causing some media commentators to cast doubts on his choice as club captain.
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Nick Maxwell was selected in the 2009 All-Australian side on the half back flank.
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On 2 October 2010, Nick Maxwell captained Collingwood to its first AFL premiership in 20 years; the first since the 1990 premiership victory.
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Nick Maxwell declared the situation an "absolute joke" in an interview with Matthew Richardson immediately post-game.
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Nick Maxwell announced his retirement at a press conference at Westpac Centre on 16 July 2014 following results of a long term ankle injury suffered the week before in the Round 17,2014 clash with Essendon.
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In November 2014, Nick Maxwell joined NRL club Melbourne Storm as the club's Leadership Development Coach.
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Nick Maxwell assisted Head Coach Craig Bellamy in working with the senior leadership group.
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In 2017 Nick Maxwell returned to Collingwood as a Club Runner and Bench Assistant.
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In 2018, Nick Maxwell joined BBL Team, the Melbourne Stars to observe and provide advice on the club's leadership program.