Nixon to plead guilty to hurting ex

Updated October 31, 2012 18:02:41

A court has heard former AFL player manager Ricky Nixon is expected to plead guilty to two charges relating an alleged attack on his former fiancee.

Nixon appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court today, accused of attacking Tegan Gould with a knife at his Port Melbourne apartment in July.

His lawyer told the Melbourne Magistrates Court Nixon will plead guilty to one charge of recklessly causing injury and one charge of escaping police custody.

But the court heard he intends to fight a number of other charges, including using a knife to attack Ms Gould and threatening to kill her.

Police have already said they have dropped two of the most serious charges against Nixon.

He will return to court in March next year.

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First posted October 31, 2012 11:27:14

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I'm going to sue: Ricky Nixon

"I've never been inconsistent in what I've said from day dot, I didn't have sex nor do drugs with her," says Ricky Nixon.

"The truth's the truth," he says.

Ricky Nixon says the AFLPA should reregister him, despite them releasing a statement saying that they did not rely on Kim Duthie's testimony when making their decision to deregister him.

"Let's face it, there wouldn't have been an investigation if Kim hadn't told them what she told them," he says.

He says he will sue the Players Association for a large sum of money.

"The initial preliminary advice is certainly in the millions," he says.

He says he will also sue 'at least two media outlets' for publishing defamatory material.

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