Max Nixon
Essendon
AFL career
6 games1 goals
- Debut
- R6 1956 v SME19 May 1956
- Most recent
- R11 1956 v COL30 June 1956
Stats
Bio
Arriving at Windy Hill with a stellar reputation from the bush, Max Nixon was a high-quality country recruit plucked from Orbost after winning the 1953 Trood Award as the Gippsland League's best and fairest. He was a talented and versatile ball-winner who operated primarily as a half-forward or centreman, quickly proving he could handle the step up to VFL level during the 1956 season. However, his league career was cut short by the tyranny of distance and professional obligations; playing on match permits, he found the commute and training requirements impossible to balance with his work on the family farm. After showing genuine promise across six senior games, Nixon chose the land over football, returning to Orbost to finish the season before hanging up the boots.
Profile
- Born
- 24 Dec 1931
- Died
- 06 Jan 2019 (aged 87y 13d)
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 81 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionArriving at Windy Hill with a stellar reputation from the bush, Max Nixon was a high-quality country recruit plucked from Orbost after winning the 1953 Trood Award as the Gippsland League's best and fairest. He was a talented and versatile ball-winner who operated primarily as a half-forward or centreman, quickly proving he could handle the step up to VFL level during the 1956 season. However, his league career was cut short by the tyranny of distance and professional obligations; playing on match permits, he found the commute and training requirements impossible to balance with his work on the family farm. After showing genuine promise across six senior games, Nixon chose the land over football, returning to Orbost to finish the season before hanging up the boots.