Overview
- His death was announced on social media by Dharna Nicholson-Bux on behalf of her sister, Spicer’s partner Ky-ya Nicholson Ward, following his passing on Friday night.
- No cause of death has been disclosed, and the AFL Players Association highlighted confidential wellbeing support for current and former players and their families.
- Drafted at pick No. 42 in 2020, Spicer played 12 AFL games for North Melbourne before being delisted at the end of the 2023 season.
- After leaving the AFL, he played in the NTFL for Darwin and then two seasons with Footscray in the VFL, where he was an emergency for the club’s 2025 premiership win; he had recently signed with Hoppers Crossing for 2026.
- North Melbourne, the Western Bulldogs/Footscray and Indigenous football leaders posted condolences, noting his Nunggubuyu heritage and his role in designing the Kangaroos’ 2023 Sir Doug Nicholls Round guernsey.