Ricky Nixon has had his fate sealed in the last few days, by a girl on a mission for AFL scalps. Like the John Wayne film, The Searchers, she isn’t going to stop until she gets what she wants.
This vendetta will almost certainly end the career of a man who was up there as one of the most powerful men in the AFL.
Nixon, simply, has had his power base shattered and his reputation destroyed.
Even if he has not had an affair with the girl, his “inappropriate dealings” will surely have his accreditation taken off him. I’m not a father, but if a 47 year-old stranger is giving alcohol to a 17 year-old girl, then something legally and ethically is not right in Nixon’s head.
Nixon claimed he was worried about the girl’s state of mind, but a person worried about someone’s mental health would not contemplate giving them booze.
In fact, the worst thing he could have done was to give alcohol to someone on the edge. I feel the girl should have been worried about Mr Nixon’s state of mind rather than the other way round.
On top of his “inappropriate dealings” (quote of the month), Nixon’s involvement with the girl has also compromised his relationship with two people fighting the girl’s breach of their privacy.
Sam Gilbert and Nick Riewolt both have him as a manager and surely they can’t have a relationship with a man who, whether or not he has had a sexual relationship with the girl, has had secret dealings with someone attacking them.
The AFLPA cannot be considered a credible organisation if it allows Nixon to continue as an AFL-accredited manager.
If they don’t do something, I’m sure that Andrew Demetriou and the AFL, in an effort to protect the sport’s creditability, will end his AFL managerial career in some way.
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