Prominent AFL player manager Ricky Nixon is in hospital after he was reportedly found unconscious at his home in Melbourne's east early this morning.
Paramedics were called to a home in Kew just after midnight, where the 47-year-old is believed to have collapsed.
Ambulance Victoria spokeswoman Susannah Wilson could not confirm the patient was Mr Nixon, whose clients have included Ben Cousins, Matthew Richardson, Nick Riewoldt and Tom Hawkins.
She said a 47-year-old man was taken to St Vincent's Hospital after he was found unconscious. It was not known what caused him to collapse, or what condition he was in.
A hospital spokeswoman said Nixon was in a stable condition.
Nixon’s colleague Greg Miller today said he could not confirm reports that Nixon had collapsed after taking sleeping tablets.
‘‘I spoke to his wife once about 8 o’clock this morning, and she said he was fine,’’ Mr Miller said.
‘‘It’s a family matter and they will let everyone know as soon as they’re ready’’.
A spokesperson at the former AFL player's management company, Flying Start, this morning refused to comment.
Nixon was a pioneer of player management with his Flying Start group, which handled stars such as Wayne Carey after its inception in 1994.
He played 63 games as a utility with Carlton, St Kilda and Hawthorn between 1983 and 1993, his best season coming in 1990 when he played 17 games for the Saints, booting 19 goals.
