Kysaiah Pickett

Kysaiah Pickett[1] (/kaɪˈzeɪə/ ky-ZAY-ə;[2] 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).

Kysaiah Pickett
Personal information
Full name Kysaiah Pickett
Nickname(s) Kozzy, Koz
Date of birth (2001-06-02) 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 69 (103)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 9, 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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]

Career

Kysaiah Pickett was selected by Melbourne with the 12th overall pick in the 2019 AFL Draft. Pickett was the second pick taken by Melbourne behind Luke Jackson. Melbourne received the pick from Fremantle.

Kysaiah 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 1 goal 2 behinds and had 12 possessions.

In 2021, Pickett was a part of the Melbourne team playing every single game of the season. Pickett was also a part of the team that won the Grand Final, though he was held to four possessions and three tackles in the games

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 but was reported for a bump on Bulldog's player Bailey. The tribunal has already sentenced Pickett to a 2-game suspension for the bump, though the option to challenge still remains.[5]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 8, 2023.[6]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2020[lower-alpha 1]Melbourne36 14713624710917350.50.94.43.47.81.22.50
2021#Melbourne36 25402819310329659871.61.17.74.111.82.43.52
2022Melbourne36 2341181805923955621.80.87.82.610.42.42.74
2023Melbourne36 614958197715312.31.59.73.212.82.55.2
Career 68102684932287211462151.51.07.33.410.62.13.26

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

Team

Individual

References
  1. McGowan, Marc (13 August 2020). "Dee-ja vu: Melbourne makes it back-to-back Rising Stars". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. "How to say the AFL's trickiest names". Australian Football League. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  3. "Pickett extends family ties to Melbourne", Ben Gibson for the Melbourne Football Club, 27 November 2019.
  4. "Pickett recognised with Rising Star nomination". www.melbournefc.com.au. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  5. "Bump verdicts: Pickett, Franklin learn fate as Ablett snr considers class action". The Age. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  6. "Kysaiah Pickett". AFL Tables. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.