Marlion Pickett

Last updated

Anderson, Jon; Clark, Jay (18 November 2013). "Thinking outside the square - the left-field prospects in this year's AFL draft". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 6 February 2020.

Contents

Marlion Pickett
Marlion Pickett - 2019 Grand Final Parade.jpg
Pickett in the 2019 AFL Grand Final Parade
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-06) 6 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Perth, Western Australia
Original team(s) South Fremantle (WAFL)
Draft No. 13, 2019 mid-season rookie draft
Debut Grand Final, 2019, Richmond  vs. Greater Western Sydney, at MCG
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder / half-back
Club information
Current club Richmond
Number 50
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2013–2019 South Fremantle 98 (37)
2019–2024 Richmond 91 (27)
Total189 (64)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season.
Career highlights

AFL

State league

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Marlion Pickett (born 6 January 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). At age 27 and after a six and a half season career with South Fremantle in the West Australian Football League which included a club best and fairest award, Pickett was drafted by Richmond with the 13th selection in the 2019 mid-season rookie draft.

He won the Norm Goss Memorial Medal as best on ground during Richmond's reserves side's premiership in 2019 before making his debut in a victorious AFL grand final the following week. Pickett was the first player to debut in a VFL/AFL grand final in 67 years and the first to win a premiership in his debut game since 1926. He became a two-time premiership winner with Richmond's grand final victory in 2020, earning the second honour in just his 20th game at AFL level.

Early life

Pickett was born in Perth in January 1992 to parents Thomas Pickett and Angela Smith. [1] The third of seven children, Pickett spent his early childhood in the northern suburbs of Perth. Pickett is of Noongar Aboriginal Australian ancestry. [2] He was raised in difficult circumstances, witnessing family violence and drug and alcohol abuse within his immediate and extended family, while experiencing food insecurity due to his parents being out of work and supported entirely by welfare. [1]

Pickett first played football at age seven, playing alongside his older brother in the under 9s division at the Puma Panthers in Balga. [3] [4] [5] [1] At age 11, Pickett's family relocated to the south-west regional Western Australian town of Manjimup, where he played junior football for the Manjimup Tigers, including in a Colts premiership for the side at 14 years of age. [1]

He returned to Perth at age 15 in 2007, settling in Eden Hill in the city's north. [1] While there, he played football with the Nollamara Junior Football Club and senior amateur Indigenous club, Koongamia. He experienced racial abuse at the hands of teammates while at Nollamara and sat out a junior grand final in protest of his club's failure to act on the issue, before departing the club entirely. [1]

Later in 2007, Pickett was involved in a brawl alongside family members in the northern suburb of Bassendean and was subsequently charged with committing grievous bodily harm. While on bail for that charge, Pickett was arrested for engaging in a brawl and charged with both robbery and assault. He was convicted for both the grievously bodily harm and robbery charges and served a six month juvenile detention sentence at Rangeview Remand Centre in Murdoch. [1]

Pickett left school at age 16. Soon after his release from juvenile detention he moved away from his parents and into his partners' family home in Hamilton Hill. He resumed football with Koongamia, but was unable to find work, instead being charged with more criminal offences including driving without a licence and burglary. As a bail condition for failing to appear in court for the latter charge, Pickett resumed living with his parents, who had relocated east of Perth to the town of York. [1] At age 17, he played seniors for the York Roos in the Avon Football Association. Later that year he was charged with assault and reckless driving that year for his part in a public fight between feuding families, though those charges were later dropped. [1]

Picket moved homes more than a dozen times over the next year, still unable to find work, before becoming an ice user and dealer not long after his 18th birthday. He began burgling local cars to fund the habit. He and a group of friends conducted two major early-morning burglaries by smashing into local shopping centres with sledgehammers on back-to-back weekends. [1] Pickett was charged and found guilty of 17 counts of burglary and one count of aggravated burglary. He was sentenced to one month imprisonment for each count of burglary, each served concurrently, and 18 months for the aggravatedly burglary, for a total of two and half years imprisonment. [5] [6] [7]

Pickett served the first portion of his sentence at Acacia Prison in Wooroloo, where he suffered from serious mental health episodes and attempted suicide on four occasions. [1] After being transferred to the lower security Wooroloo Prison Farm, Pickett was the star member of the prison's travelling amateur football team, a program covered by the ABC's 2014 documentary television series, Outside Chance. [8] [9] He struggled with the un-structured environment of the prison farm, staging a drugs infraction to force a move to the main prison campus for the remainder of his sentence. [1]

After over four years in the AFL having overcoming his indiscretions, Pickett was again remanded by West-Australian authorities on 11 June 2023, a day after a game played against Fremantle in Perth. [10] Pickett was charged with four counts of aggravated burglary, three counts of stealing and three counts of criminal damage. The alleged offences took place between December 2022 and January 2023. [11]

State league football

Pickett was released from jail at age 21 in June 2013, after serving the full 30 months of his sentence. [1] He immediately took up an offer to train with West Australian Football League (WAFL) club South Fremantle at the insistence of his elder brother Tommy, who had been a reserves player there in 2012. He was signed to the club's list almost immediately and played his first reserves grade game in late June 2013, two weeks after his release, where he recorded 15 disposals and two goals. [1] Within two months he was called up for a senior WAFL debut, kicking three goals and recording nine marks, 26 disposals and eight inside 50s in a late-August match against East Perth. [12] Pickett spent the remainder of the season playing on the wing and at half-forward and was a member of the club's reserves-grade premiership victory that season after the senior side failed to qualify for finals. [13] [14]

Pickett was a senior player by round 1, 2014, but finished the year in the reserves side after a form slump in the middle of the year cause by opposition tagging and a later positional shift to the forward line. [1] In 2015, he was moved to the half back line and was rewarded with selection in the WAFL/Western Australia representative team and also finished third in South Fremantle's best and fairest award. [15] [16] During that season, Pickett was charged with grievous bodily harm after engaging in a fight with a racially abusive attendee at a friends party, though those charges were later dropped just before they were due to be heard in November 2016. [17] On-field in 2016, he was again selected in the state team and finished second in South Fremantle's best and fairest count. [18] [19] [20]

Pickett played in all but two matches in South Fremantle's 2017 home and away season, before contributing to the clubs preliminary finals run. [21] In 2018, he moved into a midfield role following the departure of recently AFL-drafted teammate Tim Kelly. [13] [22] [23] He was regularly named by The West Australian as among South Fremantle's best players in matches that year and finished the season having won the club's best and fairest award and being named to the WAFL Team of the Year while averaging 21.8 disposals per game. [24] [23] [13] He contributed a stand-out performance in that season's finals series, recording four goals and 26 disposals in a qualifying final against West Perth and 25 disposals and two goals in a semi-final against Subiaco. [23] [1]

Following the 2018 WAFL season, Pickett attracted the recruiting attention of AFL clubs including Gold Coast, Geelong and West Coast and was projected by ESPN to be taken by St Kilda with the 62nd pick in the forthcoming national draft. [22] [25] [26] As part of that interest, he was interviewed extensively by Gold Coast and was flown out to tour the club's facilities and meet head coach Stuart Dew in person. [1] Pickett was ultimately passed over by all AFL clubs in both the national and rookie drafts that year. [27]

He was tough around the ball, but in space he would glide across the ground. Then in the air he had a terrific vertical leap, and he was brave.

Will Thursfield, Richmond scout, on Pickett's WAFL skill set [28]

Prior to the start of the 2019 WAFL season, Pickett was labelled the competition's fourth best player by The West Australian . [29] He failed to play a match in the early part of the season however, after suffering a broken finger in a practice match one week before round 1. [30] In May 2019 while rehabilitating the injury, Pickett met with Essendon and Richmond recruiters and underwent an AFL medical screening prior to the upcoming mid-season draft. [31]

He made a return to play that same month, but suffered a re-break of the same finger in his second game back and just days before the mid-season draft. [32] Pickett underwent emergency surgery on the night of the injury, with Essendon telling his management they were no longer interested in drafting him mid-season. [1]

He had played 98 games and kicked 37 goals for South Fremantle over six and a half seasons in the WAFL. [33]

AFL career

2019 season

Pickett was drafted by Richmond with the club's first selection and 13th pick overall in the 2019 mid-season rookie draft in late May 2019 [34] after the retirement of Shaun Grigg, one of the Tigers' 2017 premiership players and the one who ultimately presented Pickett with his first match guernsey for the Grand Final, opened a spot on their list. [35]

Pickett participated in aerobic conditioning work throughout the first three weeks of his injury rehabilitation, joining the club's rehab group under the guidance of injured captain Trent Cotchin.< [1] He began full contact training in the last week of July and made a reserves-grade debut for Richmond's VFL side in the first weekend of August, kicking one goal and recording 20 disposals. [36] [37] [38] [39] Pickett was named an AFL-level emergency in each of the following two weeks, but ultimately played each week in the reserves in a dual role as a midfielder and half-back. [40] [41] [42] [43] He remained with the reserves into their VFL finals campaign, kicking two goals and recording 21 disposals in a qualifying final win over Essendon. [44] [45] Pickett was named as an AFL emergency the following week for the qualifying final against Brisbane, before contributing 16 disposals and seven tackles in a VFL preliminary final win over Port Melbourne. [46] [47]

He again missed out on AFL selection in the club's top-league preliminary final against Geelong a week later, but did play in the VFL grand final that same weekend against Williamstown. [48] [49] In what earned the club its first reserves premiership since 1997, Pickett recorded 19 disposals, nine tackles and a goal in a best-on-ground performance that saw him awarded the Norm Goss Memorial Medal. [50] [51] [52]

2019 AFL Grand Final

Marlion's having a shot at goal and the murmur that is going around...this is like a fairy tale. This couldn't happen, could it? We couldn't have a kid that's been in jail, 27 years of age, playing his first game in front of 100,000 – he could not possibly kick a goal. It's an incredible story. Hard to believe it happened, really.

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick speaking to Australian Story about Pickett's goal on debut in the 2019 AFL Grand Final [53]

In the week that followed, Pickett burst into AFL selection consideration as a potential replacement for injured midfielder Jack Graham, the leading goal kicker in the 2017 Grand Final. [54] When Graham was officially ruled out, Pickett was called up to make his debut in the 2019 AFL Grand Final against Greater Western Sydney, becoming just the sixth player and the first since Keith Batchelor for Collingwood in 1952 to make his first-team debut in a VFL or AFL Grand Final. [5] [55] When he helped to his side to a 89-point victory in that Grand Final, Pickett also became the first player to win a premiership in his debut game since Francis Vine with Melbourne in 1926. [56]

He was among the best players on the ground in the win, finishing third in the Norm Smith Medal voting with four votes (two from Angela Pippos and one each from Bruce McAvaney and Matthew Lloyd) behind teammates Bachar Houli and unanimous winner Dustin Martin, after a performance which included 22 disposals and his debut AFL goal off a set shot with 12 minutes played in the third quarter. [57] [58] [59] Pickett's season at Richmond concluded after one AFL match and six in the VFL, with premierships at both the top-flight and reserves-grade levels. [60]

Pickett was also later profiled in Australian Story following the Grand Final. [53] He also revealed that his pointing to the sky after his maiden goal in the Grand Final was dedicating the goal to loved ones who had died before his successful debut, saying, "I don’t really celebrate goals much...I pointed to the sky, that was for the hard times, and the family me and Jess have lost along the journey. The celebration was for them." Just over a month before the Grand Final, Pickett had flown back to Perth for the funeral of Sam Nannup – his friend and former cellmate and also the brother of his partner Jessica – who had died by suicide just a few weeks after his own release from prison and who had told Pickett that he would come to watch his first AFL game. [61] [35]

2020 season

In the 2019/20 off-season, Pickett was awarded Richmond life membership for playing in the club's 2019 premiership-winning team. [62] He completed a full load of pre-season training and maintained a place in the club's best 22 through each of its two pre-season series matches, before earning selection in the season-opening match against Carlton. [63] [64] [65] Pickett recorded 14 disposals and an equal match-high five tackles in the win, played under extraordinary conditions imposed on the league as a result of the rapid progression of the coronavirus pandemic into Australia. [66] [67] [68] [69]

In what the league planned would be the first of a reduced 17-round season, the match was played without crowds in attendance due to public health prohibitions on large gatherings and with quarter lengths reduced by one fifth in order to reduce the physical load on players who would be expected to play multiple matches with short breaks in the second half of the year. [70] [71] Just three days later, the AFL Commission suspended the season for an indefinite period after multiple states enforced quarantine conditions on their borders that effectively ruled out the possibility of continuing the season as planned. [72] [73]

Pickett contributed just seven disposals in a round 2 draw with Collingwood when the season resumed in early-June following an 11-week hiatus. [74] [75] [76] He was again subdued with 10 disposals in round 3, before being omitted from the club's round 4 side. [77] [78] Instead, he took part in an unofficial scratch match against St Kilda's reserves players due to the cancellation of the VFL season. [79] [80] He played one further reserves match the following week before the main playing group was relocated to the Gold Coast in response to a virus outbreak in Melbourne. [81] [82] Pickett earned an AFL recall in place of injured midfielder Dion Prestia in round 6, before an injury to Josh Caddy the following week allowed Pickett to cement a place of the wing in late July and early August, including with back-to-back 14 disposal and one goal games against the Western Bulldogs and Brisbane Lions in rounds 9 and 10 respectively. [83] [76] [84]

Pickett posted then career-bests in marks (six), inside-50s (nine), metres gained (602) and uncontested possessions (15) in round's Dreamtime in Darwin win over Essendon, before earning one Coaches Association Award vote in round 15 for a performance that included 19 disposals and four score involvements. [85] [86] [87] Pickett turned in modest performances when the finals series began, adding 12 disposals in a first-up qualifying final loss to the Brisbane Lions. [76] [88]

He was praised by coach Damien Hardwick for his defensive efforts in a semi-final win over St Kilda a week later, before improving his offensive game with 13 deposals in a preliminary final against Port Adelaide in the third week of the finals. [89] [90] [76] One week later, Pickett became a two-time AFL premiership player in just his 20th appearance, as Richmond defeated Geelong at the Gabba to claim a second successive premiership. [91] He contributed 14 disposals in the win and was praised by AFL Media for his dedication to push back from the wing into defensive 50 to assist his teammates' defensive efforts. [92] He finished the season having played 19 of a possible 21 games, placing 18th in the club's best and fairest count. [76] [93]

2021–2024

In October 2020, Pickett re-signed with Richmond on a two-year deal. [94]

In the 2022 season, Pickett averaged a career-high 16 disposals. [95] In August 2022, he re-signed with Richmond for the 2023 season. [95]

In the 2023 season, Pickett played a career-high 21 games, including at times as an undersized key forward and ruck. [96]

In the 2024 season, Pickett did not miss a game for the Tigers across the opening 12 matches before a calf injury against Geelong saw him spend time on the sidelines. After two VFL matches, Pickett returned for Richmond's final home-and-away game. [96] In August 2024, Pickett announced his retirement from the AFL after six seasons with the Tigers. [96] He finished with 91 career games. [97]

Player profile

Pickett plays as a wing and occasionally as an inside midfielder, but previously also played as a half-back during a long state-league career. [98] [39] In his debut game he played as an inside midfielder and half-forward, but Pickett has played as a dedicated winger since the beginning of the 2020 season. [99] He has a combination skill set that makes him good at winning contested possessions inside stoppage contests but with the speed and poise for ball carrying in uncontested contests, as well as a strong vertical leap. [28]

AFL statistics

Updated to the end of opening round, 2024. [76]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2019 # Richmond 5011013922211.00.013.09.022.02.01.0
2020 # [a] Richmond 50194411911323243690.20.26.35.912.22.33.6
2021 Richmond 50182411916328263620.10.26.69.115.73.53.4
2022 Richmond 50198518012530587550.50.29.56.616.14.62.9
2023 Richmond 50218413014227254550.40.26.26.813.02.62.6
2024 Richmond 501108513331.00.08.05.013.03.03.0
Career79241756955711262522450.30.27.27.114.33.23.1

Notes

  1. ↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours and achievements

AFL
VFL
WAFL

Personal life

Pickett is a Noongar Aboriginal Australian man. [100]

His father is cousin to former North Melbourne, Port Adelaide and Melbourne player Byron Pickett. [101]

Pickett was convicted of grievous bodily harm and spent time in youth detention as a 15 year old. He was imprisoned between 2010 and 2013 for multiple criminal offences including burglary. [102] Though he was never charged, Pickett has admitted to being a regular ice user as a young adult, while working as a dealer over the same period. [7]

He has four children with partner Jess Nannup, whom he met and began dating at age 16. [1]

In June 2023, Pickett was arrested for multiple burglary cases that allegedly took place between December 2022 and January 2023. [103] He appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on 12 June 2023 for a remand hearing. [104]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alex Rance</span> Australian rules footballer

Alex James Rance is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Rance was a premiership player, five time All-Australian, a one time All-Australian captain, a one-time winner of Richmond's best-and-fairest award and is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders of his era. For three seasons between 2017 and 2019 he also served as Richmond's AFL co vice-captain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Reece Conca</span> Australian rules footballer

Reece Conca is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club and the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Drafted by the Tigers with the sixth overall pick in the 2010 AFL National Draft, Conca played 104 games across eight seasons with the club before moving to Fremantle as a free agent ahead of the 2019 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jacob Townsend</span> Australian rules footballer

Jacob Townsend is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Southport Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He previously played professionally for Greater Western Sydney, Richmond, Essendon and the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kamdyn McIntosh</span> Australian rules footballer

Kamdyn McIntosh is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is two time premiership player, having played in grand final victories with Richmond in 2017 and 2020. He was picked up off the waiver late in the 2022 season, finishing off the year with the Richmond outfit. He's the only known player in the history of the AFL to wear knee length skins.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kane Lambert</span> Australian rules footballer

Kane Lambert is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He went undrafted after a junior career with the Northern Knights in the TAC Cup, before a four-year stint at state-league level that included being named in the VFL's team of the year and receiving the league's most improved player award in 2013. Lambert was drafted to Richmond in the 2015 rookie draft and made his debut for the club in round 1 of the 2015 season. He is a triple-premiership player with the club, having played in grand final wins in 2017, 2019 and 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Connor Menadue</span> Australian rules footballer

Connor Menadue is a former professional Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for 39 AFL matches over a five-year tenure with the Richmond Football Club. He was drafted by Richmond in the second round of the 2014 national draft and made his debut in round 7 the following season. Menadue played in a premiership with Richmond's reserves side in the VFL side in 2019. After being delisted by Richmond at the end of 2019 and after one year out of the league, he was redrafted by North Melbourne in the 2021 rookie draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Toby Nankervis</span> Australian professional rule footballer

Toby Nankervis is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played 12 matches for the Sydney Swans from 2014 to 2016 after being drafted by the club with the 35th pick in the 2013 AFL national draft. Nankervis is a three-time premiership player with Richmond, winning in 2017, 2019 and 2020. Nankervis served as Richmond co-captain from 2022 to 2023, and will serve as the sole captain from the 2024 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jayden Short</span> Australian rules footballer

Jayden Short is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was a premiership player with Richmond in 2019 and 2020, and in 2020 won the club's best and fairest award, the Jack Dyer Medal. He is best known for his efficient, penetrating kicks off half back and his excellent work rates.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nathan Broad</span> Australian rules footballer

Nathan Broad is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a three-time premiership player with the club, winning in 2017, 2019 and 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oleg Markov</span> Australian rules footballer

Oleg Markov is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played 23 matches over five years with Richmond, after being drafted to the club in the third round of the 2015 AFL National Draft. He made his AFL debut in round 16 of the 2016 season and in 2019 was a VFL premiership player while playing with Richmond's reserves side. Markov was traded to Gold Coast in the 2020 trade period in exchange for a future third round draft selection, and played 25 games for the club over 2 seasons before being signed by the Collingwood Football Club in the Supplemental Selection Period (SSP).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dan Butler (Australian footballer)</span> Australian rules footballer (born 1996)

Daniel Butler is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played 45 matches over a five-year tenure at Richmond, after being drafted by the club in the fourth round of the 2014 AFL national draft. He made his debut in round 1 of the 2017 season and became an AFL premiership player that same year. In 2019 he won a VFL premiership while playing for Richmond's reserves side. At the end of the 2019 season he was traded to St Kilda in exchange for a late third-round draft selection. In his first year at St Kilda, he led the club's goalkicking tally, placed second in the best and fairest and was nominated to the extended All-Australian squad.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ivan Soldo</span> Australian rules footballer

Ivan Soldo is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the cousin of former Richmond ruck Ivan Maric. Soldo set the AFL record for most hit-outs in a debut game during his first match in 2017. In 2019 he became an AFL premiership player with Richmond.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shai Bolton</span> Australian rules footballer (born 1998)

Shai Bolton is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the Richmond Football Club. He was initially drafted by Richmond in the second round of the 2016 draft and made his debut in round 9 of the 2017 season, as the club's youngest debutant in nine years. In 2018, he won the VFL's Mark and Goal of the Year awards while playing reserves grade football. Bolton was a premiership player with Richmond in each of the 2019 and 2020 seasons, the first of which he also received a Rising Star nomination in.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jack Graham (Australian footballer, born 1998)</span> Australian rules footballer

Jack Graham is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Graham was a two-time premiership player for Richmond, having featured in grand final wins in both 2017 and 2020. As a junior he captained South Australia at the 2016 AFL Under 18 Championships and won the Larke Medal as the competition's best player. After being drafted by Richmond in the third round of the 2016 draft, he made his debut in round 22 of the 2017 season, before becoming a premiership player in just his fifth career AFL game.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Liam Baker</span> Australian rules footballer (born 1998)

Liam Baker is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played junior representative football with West Perth in the WAFL and represented Western Australia at national championships at under 18 level. After being undrafted in 2016, Baker then played senior WAFL football with Subiaco. Baker was drafted by Richmond in the 2018 rookie draft and made his AFL debut in round 19, 2018. He was an AFL premiership player with Richmond in 2019 and 2020, and in 2020 was named to the AFL's 22Under22 team, recognising the best young players in the league.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ryan Garthwaite</span> Australian rules footballer

Ryan Garthwaite was a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He won a VFL premiership while playing with the club's reserves side in 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Noah Balta</span> Australian rules football player

Noah Balta is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Richmond with the 25th pick in the 2017 AFL national draft and made his debut for the club in round 1 of the 2019 season. In 2019 he was a VFL premiership player while playing reserves grade football for Richmond and in 2020 he became an AFL premiership player with Richmond.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sydney Stack</span> Australian rules footballer (born 2000)

Sydney Stack is a professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played junior representative football with Perth in the WAFL and represented Western Australia at national championships at under 18 level where he was named All-Australian in 2018. After being undrafted in 2018, Stack was signed by Richmond as a supplemental selection in 2019 and made his AFL debut in round 3, 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jack Ross (footballer, born 2000)</span> Australian rules footballer

Jack Ross is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played junior representative football with the Oakliegh Chargers in the TAC Cup and won the club's best and fairest player award in 2018. He was drafted by Richmond with the 43rd pick in 2018 AFL draft and made his debut in round 4 of the 2019 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Patrick Naish</span> Australian rules football player

Patrick Naish is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Box Hill Hawks in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Naish previously played for the West Coast Eagles and Richmond in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Richmond with the 34th pick in the 2017 AFL national draft and made his debut for the club in round 12 of the 2019 season. He is the son of former Richmond and Port Adelaide forward Chris Naish and was drafted to Richmond under the father–son rule. Naish was delisted by Richmond at the end of the 2021 season after failing to break into playing group. He was signed by West Coast as a Supplementary Selection Period (SSP) during the 2022 AFL pre-season.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Marlion Pickett; Dave Warner (November 2020). Belief. Cammeray, NSW: Simon & Schuster. ISBN   9781760857509.
  2. ↑ Marshall, Konrad (18 November 2019). Stronger & Bolder. Melbourne, Australia: Slattery Media Group. p. 158. ISBN   9781743796375.
  3. ↑ Landsberger, Sam; Wood, Lauren (25 October 2020). "Richmond set to lock in dual-premiership hero Marlion Pickett on new contract". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. ↑ Marshall, Konrad (18 November 2019). Stronger & Bolder. Melbourne, Australia: Slattery Media Group. p. 155. ISBN   9781743796375.
  5. 1 2 3 Walsh, Courtney; Garvey, Paul (26 September 2019). "Richmond's Marlion Pickett to make AFL debut in grand final". www.theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  6. ↑ Le Grand, Chip (27 September 2019). "Marlion Pickett's surefoot redemption". The Age. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  7. 1 2 Pickett, Marlion (28 October 2020). "Belief: Two-time premiership Tiger Marlion Pickett on becoming a dad, jail, drugs and turning his life around". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  8. ↑ Little, Craig (29 September 2019). "Marlion Pickett plays his way into AFL folklore with Richmond's leap of faith". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  9. ↑ Marshall, Konrad. Stronger & Bolder. Melbourne, Australia: Slattery Media Group. p. 153. ISBN   9781743796375.
  10. ↑ "Richmond AFL player Marlion Pickett involved in theft of more than $380,000, police allege". The Guardian. 12 June 2023. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "AFL premiership player Marlion Pickett in custody on alleged burglary charges". 7NEWS. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  12. ↑ Anderson, Jon; Clark, Jay (18 November 2013). "Thinking outside the square - the left-field prospects in this year's AFL draft". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  13. 1 2 3 "Marlion Pickett: A Breakout Season To Remember". South Fremantle Football Club Annual Report and Year Book: 28. 2018.
  14. ↑ "50 facts about Marlion Pickett". Perth Now. News Corp Australia. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  15. ↑ Curley, Todd (2015). "League Coach Report". South Fremantle Football Club Annual Report and Year Book: 18–19.
  16. ↑ "Hams Caps Off Year With Hughes Medal". South Fremantle Football Club Annual Report and Year Book: 20. 2015.
  17. ↑ Hampton, Shannon (10 November 2016). "Charges dropped against rising football star Marlion Pickett". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  18. ↑ "State Team Representatives: Bulldogs Aplenty Star For WA". South Fremantle Football Club Annual Report and Year Book: 40. 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  19. ↑ "Recruit Hockey Claims Hughes Medal". South Fremantle Football Club Annual Report and Year Book: 22. 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  20. ↑ Waterworth, Ben (10 November 2016). "The 10 WAFL stars AFL clubs should consider at the 2016 national and rookie drafts". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  21. ↑ Reid, Russell (4 September 2017). "Report puts Bulldogs star Marlion Pickett in WAFL semi-finals doubt". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  22. 1 2 McArdle, Jordan (14 November 2019). "AFL draft 2018: The best mature-aged WAFL draft prospects". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  23. 1 2 3 Pike, Chris (9 October 2018). "Pickett rewarded for 2018 season with Hughes Medal". South Fremantle FC. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  24. ↑ Reid, Russell (30 June 2018). "Bulldogs put Royals away at Fremantle Oval". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  25. ↑ Hamilton, Andrew (21 August 2018). "Geelong sets its sights on reformed WAFL star Marlion Pickett". Geelong Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  26. ↑ Doerre, Chris (22 November 2018). "Chris Doerre's final, full phantom draft". ESPN. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  27. ↑ McArdle, Jordan (23 November 2018). "AFL draft 2018: The unluckiest WA players to miss out". Perth Now. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  28. 1 2 Marshall, Konrad (18 November 2019). Stronger & Bolder. Melbourne, Australia: Slattery Media Group. p. 161. ISBN   9781743796375.
  29. ↑ Townsend, John (3 April 2019). "The West Australian's top 40 WAFL players: Subiaco Lions star Kyal Horsley still king of the jungle". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  30. ↑ King, Travis (16 May 2019). "Swans and Power among five clubs interested in ex-Docker". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  31. ↑ Peter Ryan and Daniel Cherny (15 May 2019). "Essendon show interest in WAFL star Pickett". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  32. ↑ Reid, Russell (25 May 2019). "WAFL 2019: Marlion Pickett's mid-season draft chances up in the air after breaking finger in South Fremantle's win over Royals". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  33. ↑ "Marlion Pickett". WAFL. WAFC. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  34. ↑ "Tigers select Pickett in Mid-Season Draft". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  35. 1 2 The hardest road to Grand Final glory: Marlion Pickett's triumph Australian Football League on YouTube
  36. ↑ "Round 12 injury update". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  37. ↑ "Round 15 injury update". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  38. ↑ "Round 20 injury update". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  39. 1 2 Mann, Brenton (7 August 2019). "VFL Report: Round 18". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  40. ↑ Reveridge, Riley (8 August 2019). "TEAMS: Dons lose six, Cats dump veterans, Suns' shock cuts". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  41. ↑ Mann, Brenton (14 August 2019). "VFL Report: Round 19". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  42. ↑ McGowan, Marc (15 August 2019). "TEAMS: Stars back for Dons, five Dees out, Cat mid axed". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  43. ↑ Mann, Brenton (21 August 2019). "VFL Report: Round 20". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  44. ↑ Phelan, Jennifer (31 August 2019). "Tigers wait on Nank after starring role in stunning VFL win". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  45. ↑ Edmund, Sam; Mottershead, James (31 August 2019). "VFL Finals: Toby Nankervis' late goal lifts Richmond over Essendon". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  46. ↑ De Stoop, Julian (5 September 2019). "AFL Teams, Week 1 of Finals 2019: Full squads, team line-ups, benches, emergencies, team news, injuries". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  47. ↑ "In the mix: Who's pushing for selection in the preliminary finals?". AFL Media. Telstra Media. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  48. ↑ Kalac, Grace (19 September 2019). "No change for Tigers". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  49. ↑ Mann, Brenton (19 September 2019). "VFL Tigers and Seagulls battle for premiership glory". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  50. ↑ Harrington, Anna; Woodcock, Mitchell (22 September 2019). "Tiger Pickett dreaming of Grand Final debut". The West Australian. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  51. ↑ Wood, Lauren (21 September 2019). "VFL grand final: Marlion Pickett best on ground in Richmond's heartstopping win against Williamstown". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  52. ↑ Colangelo, Anthony (22 September 2019). "Tiger Marlion Pickett stakes claim for AFL grand final call-up". The Age. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  53. 1 2 Australian Story – Making his Mark ABC News In-Depth on YouTube
  54. ↑ Black, Sarah (24 September 2019). "Confirmed: Richmond rules injured midfielder out of Grand Final". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  55. ↑ King, Travis (26 September 2019). "'I'm a relaxed guy': New Tiger will be undaunted in GF". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  56. ↑ Grand, Chip Le (28 September 2019). "'Footy is home': Marlion Pickett's grand final debut". The Age. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  57. ↑ Gabelich, Josh (28 September 2019). "Dustin Martin won the Norm Smith unanimously. This time, there was no doubting it". Fox Sports. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  58. ↑ Twomey, Callum (28 September 2019). "The moment: Loudest roar saved for Pickett's stunning debut goal". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  59. ↑ Little, Craig (29 September 2019). "Marlion Pickett plays his way into AFL folklore with Richmond's leap of faith". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  60. ↑ Collins, Ben (29 September 2019). "Calculated risk pays off as reformed Pickett shines in GF spotlight". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  61. ↑ Marshall, Konrad (15 November 2019). "From prison to premiership: the road to Marlion Pickett's AFL debut". Good Weekend. The Age . Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  62. ↑ "New Tiger life members". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  63. ↑ Collins, Ben (1 March 2020). "Tigers go down to Pies". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  64. ↑ Curley, Adam (8 March 2020). "Toby turns it on as Giants, Tigers turn up the heat". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  65. ↑ Kalac, Grace (18 March 2020). "Tigers lock in Round 1 team". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  66. ↑ "AFL to go ahead with round one of men's 2020 season amid coronavirus pandemic". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  67. ↑ Barrett, Damien (10 March 2019). "Why coronavirus could force the AFL to play games without fans". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  68. ↑ Mark, David; Coventry, James (14 March 2020). "AFL looking at cramming matches in case coronavirus outbreak postpones 2020 season". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  69. ↑ Greenberg, Tony (21 March 2020). "Pickett's sound second-up effort". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  70. ↑ Barrett, Damien (13 March 2020). "Coronavirus crisis: AFL makes call on round one". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  71. ↑ "Coronavirus crisis and footy: The state of play". AFL Media. Telstra Media. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  72. ↑ Barrett, Damien (22 March 2020). "'Most serious threat in 100 years': AFL postpones season". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  73. ↑ "AFL suspends season in response to coronavirus, with AFLW season cancelled — but NRL plays on for now". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  74. ↑ "AFL 2020 season will restart on June 11 following coronavirus shutdown". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  75. ↑ McGowan, Marc (11 June 2020). "It's a draw! All square in footy's nail-biting return". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  76. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Marlion Pickett". AFL Tables. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  77. ↑ "'What could you possibly be laughing about?': Cornes roasts Richmond GF hero". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  78. ↑ Kalac, Grace (25 June 2020). "Dusty back to face Saints". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  79. ↑ Cleary, Mitch (10 June 2020). "Will your club play a scratch match this weekend?". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  80. ↑ "Scratch match player summary v Saints". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  81. ↑ Niall, Jake; Ryan, Peter; Crockford, Toby (15 July 2020). "AFL to move all Victorian clubs to Queensland to save season". The Age. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  82. ↑ "Scratch match player summary v Demons". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  83. ↑ Williams, Rebecca; Paton, Al; Michell, Tim; Pinto, Jordan (9 July 2020). "AFL Round 6 early mail: Injury concerns and players set to return at your club". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  84. ↑ McGowan, Marc (10 July 2020). "TEAMS: Left-field Tiger among five ins, Giants recall ex-skipper". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  85. ↑ Greenberg, Tony (25 August 2020). "Pickett picks up the pace". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  86. ↑ Greenberg, Tony (4 September 2020). "Marlion making impressive progress". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  87. ↑ Greenberg, Tony (5 September 2020). "Even spread of Tigers in coaches' votes". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  88. ↑ Zita, David (2 October 2020). "Tigers Player Ratings: Dusty starts strongly but fades fast, teammates follow suit". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  89. ↑ Balmer, Matt (9 October 2020). "Tigers player ratings: Young gun ascends to A-grade status, Dusty's sneaky great night". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  90. ↑ Landsberger, Sam (11 October 2020). "Marlion Pickett two wins from playing in second AFL premiership in 20 games". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  91. ↑ McGarry, Andrew (24 October 2020). "Richmond defeats Geelong in AFL grand final at the Gabba to cement status as one of greatest-ever teams". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  92. ↑ Black, Sarah (24 October 2020). "Tigers Player Ratings: No passengers on the Tiger train". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  93. ↑ Greenberg, Tony (26 October 2020). "Short secures Jack Dyer Medal". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  94. ↑ "Tiger trio re-signs". richmondfc.com.au. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  95. 1 2 "Marlion Pickett locked in for 2023". richmondfc.com.au. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  96. 1 2 3 "Pickett set for MCG farewell to storied six-year AFL career". richmondfc.com.au. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  97. ↑ "Retiring Pickett joins Richmond's AFL departures". ESPN.com. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  98. ↑ "Coaches' Corner: Round 10". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  99. ↑ Gleeson, Michael (23 October 2020). "Pickett a year after his dramatic debut". The Age. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  100. ↑ Marshall, Konrad (18 November 2019). Stronger & Bolder. Melbourne, Australia: Slattery Media Group. p. 158. ISBN   9781743796375.
  101. ↑ Collins, Ben (29 September 2019). "Calculated risk pays off as reformed Pickett shines in GF spotlight". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  102. ↑ Clark, Jay; Ralph, Jon (18 May 2019). "Don't be scared of WA gun's jail past". The West Australian. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  103. ↑ "AFL premiership player Marlion Pickett in custody on alleged burglary charges". 7NEWS. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  104. ↑ Marlion Pickett charged with alleged burglary offences, The Age, 11 June 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.