A former AFL star exploited the trust and goodwill of small-town families to defraud them of tens of thousands of dollars with the promise of swimming pools that never eventuated.
Ex-Carlton and Port Adelaide footballer Nick Stevens, 46, was on Monday jailed for nine months and handed a two-year community corrections order after being found guilty by a jury on 12 charges of obtaining a financial advantage by deception and one of using a false document.
He was acquitted of one charge.
