Kysaiah Pickett
| Kysaiah Pickett | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Kysaiah Klem Paul Kropinyeri-Pickett | ||
| Nickname(s) | Kozzy, Koz | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 2001 | ||
| Original team(s) | Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL)/Port District Football Club | ||
| Draft | No. 12, 2019 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2020, Melbourne vs. West Coast, at Perth Stadium | ||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward/Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Melbourne | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020– | Melbourne | 106 (161) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2025 | Indigenous All-Stars | 0 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Kysaiah Klem Paul Kropinyeri-Pickett[1] (/kaɪˈzeɪə/ ky-ZAY-ə;[2] commonly known as Kysaiah Pickett, born 2 June 2001) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A forward, he is 1.71 metres (5 ft 7 in) tall and weighs 72 kilograms (159 lb).
Pickett is the nephew of former Demons players Neville Jetta and Byron Pickett.[3]
He was nominated for the 2020 AFL Rising Star award in round 11 of the 2020 AFL season.[4]
Early life
[edit]Pickett was born on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia but raised in Quairading, Western Australia[5] before returning to South Australia with his uncle, former AFL player Byron Pickett. Initially, he played junior football with Port District in Largs Bay, before boarding at Prince Alfred College where he was part of the school's 1st XVIII,[6] and was regarded as one of the most exciting players in the private school football system. Pickett played his senior football in Adelaide with Woodville-West Torrens as a small forward in 2019 and also selected in South Australia's Under 18 team.[7] He was predicted to go high in the draft and Melbourne, his uncle Byron's last AFL club, announced its intention to recruit him.
Pickett was selected by Melbourne with the 12th overall pick in the 2019 AFL Draft which it received from Fremantle. Pickett was the club's second pick taken by Melbourne behind Luke Jackson.
AFL Career
[edit]Pickett made his AFL debut in Round 1, 2020 against West Coast, at Perth Stadium.
He played 14 games in his debut season earning a Rising Star nomination in round 11 following Melbourne's 57-point win over North Melbourne, where Pickett kicked 9 goal 2 behinds and had 12 possessions.[8]
In June 2020, Pickett was suspended for one match for breaching AFL COVID-19 protocols after he and teammate Charlie Spargo travelled via an Uber to an unauthorised house for a gathering.[9]
In 2021, Pickett played all 25 of Melbourne's games through their finals campaign. Pickett earned a premiership medal as Melbourne won the Grand Final, though he was held to four possessions and three tackles in the game.
In 2022, Pickett played 23 games for Melbourne kicking 41 goals, missing only Melbourne's round 7 game against Hawthorn due to Health and Safety protocols.
In 2023, Pickett kicked four goals in Melbourne's opening game of the season against the Western Bulldogs, but was suspended two games for a high bump on Bulldogs player Bailey Smith.[10]
In September 2023 Pickett was handed a one-match ban by the Match Review Officer's verdict after a head-high hit on Patrick Cripps that left the superstar Carlton captain bloodied.[11]
In 2024 Pickett received a third suspension in just over a year for head high contact.[12]
Statistics
[edit]Updated to the end of 2024.[13]
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2020[a] | Melbourne | 36 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 62 | 47 | 109 | 17 | 35 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 7.8 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2021# | Melbourne | 36 | 25 | 40 | 28 | 193 | 103 | 296 | 59 | 87 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 7.7 | 4.1 | 11.8 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 2022 | Melbourne | 36 | 23 | 41 | 18 | 180 | 59 | 239 | 55 | 62 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 10.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 4 |
| 2023 | Melbourne | 36 | 23 | 37 | 30 | 193 | 72 | 265 | 58 | 93 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 11.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 2 |
| 2024 | Melbourne | 36 | 21 | 36 | 24 | 202 | 64 | 266 | 56 | 75 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 12.7 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3 |
| Career | 106 | 161 | 113 | 830 | 345 | 1175 | 245 | 352 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 11.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 11 | ||
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]Team
Individual
- 22under22 team: 2021, 2022, 2023
- Harold Ball Memorial Trophy: 2021
- AFL Rising Star nominee: 2020 (Round 11)
References
[edit]- ^ "PAC Chronicle 2019" (PDF). Prince Alfred College. 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "How to say the AFL's trickiest names". Australian Football League. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Pickett extends family ties to Melbourne", Ben Gibson for the Melbourne Football Club, 27 November 2019.
- ^ "Pickett recognised with Rising Star nomination". www.melbournefc.com.au. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ Melbourne’s Kysaiah Pickett returns home to WA after tragic death of his mother from The West Australian 15 February 2021
- ^ Eagle Kysaiah Pickett’s star continues to rise by Andrew Capel 4 November 2019
- ^ Rookie Me - Kysaiah Pickett
- ^ McGowan, Marc (13 August 2020). "Dee-ja vu: Melbourne makes it back-to-back Rising Stars". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Club Statement: Pickett and Spargo". 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Bump verdicts: Pickett, Franklin learn fate as Ablett snr considers class action". The Age. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Dees star Pickett banned over bump that left Cripps bloodied". Fox Sports. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "AFL scoffs at Demons' argument, Tribunal upholds ban after star claims 'brace not bump'". Fox Sports. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Kysaiah Pickett". AFL Tables. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
External links
[edit]- Kysaiah Pickett's profile on the official website of the Melbourne Football Club
- Kysaiah Pickett's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Kysaiah Pickett at AustralianFootball.com
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Melbourne Football Club players
- People educated at Prince Alfred College
- Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football
- Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
- Australian rules footballers from South Australia
- Melbourne Football Club premiership players
- VFL/AFL premiership players