Career
He was recruited from the Yarrawonga Football Club in the Ovens & Murray Football League (OMFL) with the 23rd selection in the 1990 Mid-year Draft. He is the cousin of Michael and Ben Sexton, who both also played in the American Federation of Labor-Congress. After playing in the American Federation of Labor-Congress, Sexton returned to country football where he played for Yarrawonga and Finley Football Clubs, and then moved into coaching. He captained and then coached the Murray Football League side in interleague competition and was the Victorian Country Under 18 coach in 2009.