Ricky Nixon vents about his time being wasted during court appearance to contest a $300 fine

Disgraced AFL identity Ricky Nixon has accused a magistrate of wasting his time during a heated exchange.

Ricky Nixon is contesting his speeding fine. Picture: AAP

Disgraced AFL identity Ricky Nixon has entered into a heated exchange with a magistrate, impatiently telling her he did not have “two hours to spare” to spend fighting his $300 speeding fine.

Nixon, 59, fronted Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday for a contested hearing after pleading not guilty to the speeding offence last year.

The former AFL player agent told the court in September that he was heading to a Neale Daniher charity golf event when he was allegedly clocked driving 92km/h in an 80km/h zone on June 14, 2021.

He claimed a “digital sign” had shown the speed was due to change on the Midland Highway from 100km/h to 80km/h at midnight.

Nixon, confirming his not guilty plea, then said he wanted to return to court to make that argument at a full-day hearing.

Former AFL player and manager Ricky Nixon with his new business Vital Health Checks. Picture: Facebook

But on Wednesday, he sought to have that hearing adjourned so he could head to work and help his employees, who deploy mobile health vans – or “ambulances” – to conduct health checks.

“I was told this was going to be by video link (but) I’ve been informed this morning I had to be here in person,” he told Magistrate Angela Bulger, after he waited more than hour for his case to be heard.

“I’m asking for it to be adjourned because I have urgent medical health checks I’m doing in Prahran. My nurses are waiting for me.

“I don’t have two hours to spare, now that I’ve already wasted two hours.”

When Ms Bulger asked for evidence of these appointments, he said: “I just told you.”

“Do you want me film us doing health checks? I’m happy to,” he continued.

To which she responded: “I wonder, Mr Nixon, if you’d do me the courtesy of letting me speak.”

Nixon giving the finger to media after a court appearance in 2018. Picture: AAP

After Nixon took his seat, Ms Bulger said it was now “usual practice” for hearings to take place in person.

“Well, it would be good to tell me (that) next time,” Nixon said.

Ms Bulger, granting the adjournment, replied: “Well I’m telling you now then, so consider yourself told.”

Nixon will return to court for the contested hearing on May 10.

The 59-year-old will also front court on May 9 to face charges of unlawful assault and throwing a “missile” – namely a mail package – to the danger of another person in Port Melbourne last year.

Nixon did not appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court last week to contest these charges and was instead represented by his lawyer, who said Nixon had made a formal complaint to Victoria Police’s conduct unit.

The lawyer said Nixon would contest the allegations and asked for the case to be adjourned until after an internal police investigation had been finalised.

No details of the alleged incident were aired in court, but the lawyer said the issue of self-defence would be raised.