Justin Pickering

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Justin Pickering
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-08-02) 2 August 1967 (age 53)
Original team(s) Glen Waverley [1]
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1988–1991 Richmond 59 (54)
1992 Footscray 0 (0)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Justin Pickering is a former Australian rules footballer notable for playing for Richmond in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Playing career

Pickering made his debut for Richmond in Round One of the 1988 VFL season and played 22 matches in his debut season. He followed this up with 18 games during the 1989 season. The following two seasons he played a total of 18 matches to have a total 59 senior matches at the end of the 1991 AFL season. [2]

Pickering was drafted by Footscray at selection 58 in the 1991 AFL Draft, however he never played a senior match for the club. [3]

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References

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
  2. "Justin Pickering". AFL Tables. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  3. "All AFL & rookie draft selections: 1986 - 2009". Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.