Byron Pickett

Personal information
Birth	August 11, 1977 (1977-08-11) (age 30),
Recruited from	Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL)
Height/Weight	178cm / 84kg
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 15, July 11, 1997, North Melbourne vs. Geelong, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Team(s)	North Melbourne (1997-2002) 120 games, 81 goals Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 336 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (433 × 773 pixel, file size: 271 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Byron Pickett, Australian rules footballer. ... is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... // This article is about the Australian Football League. ... The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL as it is usually referred to, is the premier league for Australian Rules football in the state of South Australia. ... is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. ... Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League with a rich history. ... “MCG” redirects here. ... North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. ... Port Adelaide (2003-2005) // This article is about the Australian Football League. ... 55 games, 80 goals Melbourne (2006-2007) Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... 29 games, 16 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2007 season
Career highlights
AFL Rising Star award 1998 All-Australian 1999 Premiership player 1999, 2004 Norm Smith Medal 2004 Indigenous Team of the Century

Byron Pickett (born August 11, 1977) is an indigenous Australian rules footballer known for his strength, hard bumps and tough approach to the game. The NAB Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League. ... The All-Australian Team is an all star team of Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. ... The Norm Smith Medal is the award given in AFL grand final to the player adjudged by an independent panel of experts to have been the best player in the match. ... The Australian rules football Indigenous Team of the Century was selected in 2005 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first senior game played by an indigenous Australian player, Fitzroys Joe Johnson in 1904. ... is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Australian Aborigines are the indigenous peoples of Australia. ... High marking is a key skill and spectacular attribute of Australian rules football Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Australian rules football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of... The following forms of football feature moves described a bump : Aussie Rules players applying a bump or hip and shoulder. ...

At only 178 cm and 86 kg, Pickett is not a large Australian Rules player, however he is solidly built and unquestionably tough. Despite developing a reputation as an unfair or 'dirty' player for his aggressive attack on the ball and the man, he has only been suspended three times since 2001.^[1] In 2005 Pickett was acknowledged as one of the finest Aboriginal players in the history of the game, with his selection to the Indigenous Team of the Century.^[2] cm redirects here, alternate uses: cm (disambiguation) A centimetre (symbol cm; American spelling: centimeter) is an SI unit of length. ... The international prototype, made of platinum-iridium, which is kept at the BIPM under conditions specified by the 1st CGPM in 1889. ... The Australian rules football Indigenous Team of the Century was selected in 2005 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first senior game played by an indigenous Australian player, Fitzroys Joe Johnson in 1904. ...

North Melbourne Football Club

Nicknamed "Choppy", Pickett burst onto the scene in 1997 with the North Melbourne Football Club , playing only one game. However, in 1998 he had a fine year and was rewarded with the Norwich Rising Star award. This is a list of nicknames used in Australian rules football. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The NAB Rising Star award is given annually to a standout young player in the Australian Football League. ...

In 1999 he played in a premiership team with the Kangaroos, before switching to the club he originally played for in the SANFL, Port Adelaide, in 2002. North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. ... The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL as it is usually referred to, is the premier league for Australian Rules football in the state of South Australia. ... // This article is about the Australian Football League. ...

Port Adelaide Power

He was part of Port Adelaide's first ever AFL premiership in 2004, his eye-catching 3-goal, 20 possession performance^[3] earning him the Norm Smith Medal for best afield.^[4] // This article is about the Australian Football League. ... This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Norm Smith Medal is the award given in AFL grand final to the player adjudged by an independent panel of experts to have been the best player in the match. ...

Melbourne

At the end of 2005, Pickett was involved in a trade that saw him play at the Melbourne Football Club from 2006 onwards, and he has vowed not to alter his style of play. He wears No 33, previously worn by former aboriginal player Jeff Farmer who currently plays for Fremantle (Still No 33). Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ...

In a round 7, 2006 clash with Fremantle at the MCG, Pickett sent Ryan Crowley to hospital with a broken cheekbone ^[5] in a shepherd. Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers and known informally as Freo, is one of 16 teams in the Australian Football League (AFL). ... Joseph McG McGinty Nichol (born November 30, 1968) is an American film producer and director. ... Ryan Crowley (born March 5, 1984) is an Australian rules footballer. ...

Pickett suffered successive hamstring injuries in 2006 which sidelined him for several games. In human anatomy, a hamstring refers to one of the tendons that makes up the borders of the space behind the knee. ...

2007 began slowly for Pickett, not selected in the initial rounds due to poor pre-season match fitness. However he returned in Round 4 and on May 5, 2007, laid a strong tackle on Port Adelaide's Kane Cornes left Cornes concussed and taken from the ground on a stretcher. is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... {{Infobox afl player | firstname = Kane | lastname = Cornes | image = noimage | image name = | birthdate = January 5, 1983) | birthplace = | originalteam = Glenelg Football Club, SANFL | heightweight = 182cm / 84kg | dead = alive | deathdate = | deathplace = | debutdate = Round 10, June 2, 2001 | debutteam = Port Adelaide Football Club | debutopponent = Hawthorn Football Club | debutstadium = MCG | playingteams = Port Adelaide Football Club...

After round 6 in 2007, the Demons suspending Pickett to a minumum of four weeks at the Sandringham Football Club for the official reason of failing to attend a game. Unofficially, there were clubs concerns surrounding Pickett's weight and pre-season work ethic and him turning up to training under the influence of alcohol. ^[6] Sandringham Football Club was formed in 1929 and plays in the Victorian Football League. ...

Byron Pickett said that he will play his last game of football on Sunday 2nd of September, in the match against Carlton, retiring along with Demons teammates Clint Bizzell and Nathan D. Brown. He kicked a goal in his final game against the Blues. Clint Bizzell is an Australian Rules Footballer in the Australian Football League. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Controversy

In 1999, Pickett crashed into Hawthorn's Brendan Krummel while his head was down to get the ball. In the bump, Pickett broke Krummel's nose, he was concussed and had short-term amnesia. A free kick was awarded but no official charge from the AFL. Despite his injuries, Krummel publicly defended Pickett's actions.

In 2000, Byron was admitted to a mental health clinic with fears of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and other mental illnesses. Pickett was released from the clinic with reports that his mental health was fine. However, a certain amount of controversy still circles around the issue.

In 2005 he received 6 weeks for a clash which accidentally knocked out James Begley in a pre-season match with both players chasing for the ball. The incident sparked controversy and in response many football commentators, including premiership player Robert Walls called to ban the bump. Many cynics felt that Pickett had been singled out over the incident and his style of play unfairly made an example of, with the rules changing in response to the incident. James Begley had a promising career ahead of him after being named an AFL Rising Star nominee in 2001. ... Robert Walls (born July 27, 1950) is a former premiership-winning Australian rules footballer and coach who now works primarily as a television commentator and newspaper columnist on the sport. ...

He received 2 weeks for a hip-and-shoulder on Carlton's Simon Wiggins as he completed a mark, after slowing down and pulling up to reduce the collision. Later in the season, a bump on Adelaide Football Club's Rhett Biglands knocked the 104 kg ruckman out cold, seeing Biglands stretchered from the field ^[7]. Biglands recovered, returned and played later in that match. Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues, is the sixth oldest Australian rules football club and the third oldest club in the Australian Football League. ... This page is for the Australian Rules Football Club in Adelaide. ... Rhett Biglands (born September 4, 1977) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. ... “Kg” redirects here. ...

Pickett has also made numerous appearances in court related to drink-driving offences.^[8] For other uses, see Under the influence. ...

In 2007 Pickett was suspended by Melbourne for failing to turn up to a game against the Western Bulldogs in which he was a listed emergency. It was later revealed he sent a phone text message to his coach Neale Daniher to inform him that he was too hungover to play. ^[9] Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... The Western Bulldogs, formerly known as the Footscray Football Club or The Bulldogs is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in western suburban Melbourne, Australia, drawing its supporter base from this traditionally poor, industrial, and less leafy part of Melbourne. ... Neale Daniher (born February 15, 1959 in Ungarie, New South Wales) is a former Australian rules football player and recent Melbourne coach. ...

See also

• List of Australian rules football incidents

The following is a listing of on and off-field incidents that have received media coverage involving footballers from the Australian Football League. ...

External links

• Byron Pickett's statistics from AFL Tables

Notes

1. ^ 'Byron Pickett Profile'
2. ^ 'AFL names Indigenous Team of the Century'
3. ^ '2004 Grand Final statistics'
4. ^ 'Pickett claims Norm Smith medal'
5. ^ 'Head Rule Strikes At Injuries'
6. ^ 'Pickett wants back in'
7. ^ 'Pickett off the hook for Biglands bump'
8. ^ 'Pickett charged over car accident'
9. ^ 'Pickett Too Hungover To Play'

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