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Ricky Nixon's Ireland sojourn could have easily been a very long holiday - Cliffs of Moher, Blarney Stone and many visits The Woolshed on Parnell St - had the AFL Players Association decided to suspend him after their specially-convened meeting on the subject on the early hours of the Irish morning today.
Instead Nixon can visit all the Irish schools and GAA training sessions he likes, as the AFLPA has simply referred the case to a Melbourne lawyer. Most likely, Nixon will be gone from Ireland by the time some official ruling comes through. So recruit away, Ricky. We're looking forward to seeing him around Belfield on the weekend after next. Maybe he'll even be singing Ricky Nixon piss-take song at the bar.
