Justin Pickering Explained

Justin Pickering
Birth Date:2 August 1967
Originalteam:Glen Waverley[1]
Height:185 cm
Weight:80 kg
Years1:1988–1991
Games Goals1:59 (54)
Years2:1992
Games Goals2:0 (0)

Justin Pickering is a former Australian rules footballer notable for playing for in the Australian Football League (AFL). His brother, Michael, also played for Richmond.

Career

Juniors

Pickering played for Glen Waverley in the Waverley Junior Football Association (WJFA) and was an under-10s and under-12s best-and-fairest winner, as well as an under-15s premiership captain.[2]

AFL

Pickering made his debut for in Round One of the 1988 VFL season and played 22 matches in his debut season. He followed this up with 18 games during the 1989 season. The following two seasons he played a total of 18 matches to have a total 59 senior matches at the end of the 1991 AFL season.[3]

Pickering was drafted by at selection 58 in the 1991 AFL Draft, however he never played a senior match for the club.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  2. Web site: Justin Pickering . Tigerland Archive . 26 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211128044050/https://www.tigerlandarchive.org/tiki-index.php?page=Justin+Pickering . 28 November 2021.
  3. Web site: Justin Pickering . AFL Tables . 21 November 2013.
  4. Web site: All AFL & rookie draft selections: 1986 - 2009 . Australian Football League . 21 November 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131205114616/http://mm.afl.com.au/portals/0/afl_docs/development/draft/draftees_86_09.xls . 5 December 2013 .