Tony Pickett
Carlton
AFL career
60 games32 goals
- Debut
- R1 1976 v COL3 Apr 1976
- Most recent
- R11 1979 v SME18 June 1979
Stats
Bio
Recruited from North Launceston in Tasmania, Tony Pickett arrived at Princes Park with a reputation as a dynamic wingman after winning consecutive club best and fairest awards and a premiership in the NTFA. He made an immediate impact for the Blues, booting four goals on debut against Collingwood and earning the club's Best First Year Player award in 1976. A teacher by trade, Pickett famously commuted from Hobart during the early stages of his VFL career before settling into the Carlton midfield, where his explosive speed—honed by training with professional sprinters—made him a dangerous asset. Despite representing Tasmania in State of Origin football in 1979, his career was regrettably cut short by a serious hip injury midway through that same season, forcing him into premature retirement just as the Blues marched toward a premiership.
Profile
- Born
- 09 Jan 1953 (age 73y 309d)
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 74 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from North Launceston in Tasmania, Tony Pickett arrived at Princes Park with a reputation as a dynamic wingman after winning consecutive club best and fairest awards and a premiership in the NTFA. He made an immediate impact for the Blues, booting four goals on debut against Collingwood and earning the club's Best First Year Player award in 1976. A teacher by trade, Pickett famously commuted from Hobart during the early stages of his VFL career before settling into the Carlton midfield, where his explosive speed—honed by training with professional sprinters—made him a dangerous asset. Despite representing Tasmania in State of Origin football in 1979, his career was regrettably cut short by a serious hip injury midway through that same season, forcing him into premature retirement just as the Blues marched toward a premiership.