Ricky Nixon busted lying to the court on claim he was hosting Good Blokes Society event

Former AFL player agent Ricky Nixon argued he shouldn’t have to appear in court because he was hosting a business luncheon – but it turns out the function was hosted by Eddie McGuire.

Ricky Nixon outside the Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. Picture: Andrew Henshaw

Ricky Nixon has been busted lying to a court in his latest legal stoush.

The former AFL player agent was representing himself in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday to contest a $300 speeding fine.

Nixon, 60, had been granted permission to attend the hearing online but became increasingly frustrated, criticising the prosecution and the court process before trying to explain he had places to be.

“This is just a waste of time,” he told magistrate Guillaume Bailin. “The camera office is just an absolute joke.”

Nixon is contesting a $300 speeding fine. Picture Yuri Kouzmin

He then sought an adjournment, saying he was “hosting a business luncheon at Rod Laver Arena for 2000 people in an hour’s time”.

His case was adjourned for a day, giving him time to rush off to his important lunch, with Mr Bailin warning him the hearing would proceed on Thursday without further delay.

But Herald Sun queries revealed Nixon was not hosting an event at Rod Laver Arena. He was instead a paying guest at a 500-person Good Blokes Society event hosted by Eddie McGuire at Centrepiece at Melbourne Park.

Guest tickets to the Melbourne Business and Wellness Showpiece sold for $325 – more than the traffic infringement he is so doggedly disputing.

Eddie McGuire hosting the Good Blokes Society business and wellness function.

A flyer for the Good Blokes Society event.

Nixon became argumentative and hung up when asked questions by the Herald Sun about the discrepancy.

Good Blokes Society chief executive Shaun Wallis confirmed Nixon bought a ticket to the luncheon, where a panel spoke about business and wellness in an event for the men’s support network.

“He wasn’t hosting, he was a guest,” Mr Wallis said.

Nixon’s medical business had a stall for the first two hours of the 10am-4pm event.

The Herald Sun has been told Nixon attended early and brought his laptop so he could dial in for the court hearing from the expo.

Police allege a speed camera snapped Nixon doing 92km/h in an 80km/h zone of the Midland Highway on June 14, 2021.

Nixon’s $325 ticket is worth more than the $300 speeding fine he was disputing. Picture: Alex Coppel

But Nixon argues he had passed “a digital sign” which claimed the speed was not due to change from 100km/h to 80km/h until midnight – and said he would call a witness to back him up.

He told the court on Wednesday the time stamp on the infringement also said he was driving at 8.35pm, which was “impossible” as he was in ­Deniliquin hosting an event which finished at 8.30pm.

He said it would have taken him two hours to travel to the location where the car was ­allegedly snapped speeding.

It comes a day after Nixon faced further controversy when in the same court, over an alleged assault on a man in Port Melbourne in March 2022 – an allegation he vehemently denies.

It is alleged he kneed the ­policeman who had charged him as he walked out of the courtroom. He has not been charged, with police saying the ­investigation continues.