Justin Pickering

Justin Pickering
Personal information
Date of birth	(1967-08-02) 2 August 1967 (age 57)
Original team(s)	Glen Waverley[1]
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1988–1991	Richmond	59 (54)
1992	Footscray	0 (0)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Justin Pickering is a former Australian rules footballer notable for playing for Richmond 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.[a][6]

AFL

Pickering made his debut for Richmond 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.[7]

Pickering was drafted by Footscray at selection 58 in the 1991 AFL Draft, however he never played a senior match for the club.[8]

Notes

1. Glen Waverley's official history claims it was Michael Pickering, the brother of Justin, who played for the club.[2] However, others sources indicate Michael Pickering in fact possibly played for Mount Waverley Juniors, not Glen Waverley.[3] Demonwiki also notes that Michael Pickering "may not have played for Mount Waverley, but only lived there".[4] It is known that Michael Pickering played for the Vermont Football Club shortly before he was recruited by Richmond.[5]

References

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
2. "Club History". Glen Waverley Football Netball Club. Archived from the original on 26 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
3. "Michael Pickering". Tigerland Archive. Archived from the original on 12 April 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
4. "Michael Pickering". Demonwiki. Archived from the original on 20 April 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
5. "Welcome back, 'Pickers'". Richmond Football Club. 22 August 2019. Archived from the original on 17 March 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
6. "Justin Pickering". Tigerland Archive. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
7. "Justin Pickering". AFL Tables. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
8. "All AFL & rookie draft selections: 1986 - 2009". Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.

External links

• Justin Pickering's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Justin Pickering at AustralianFootball.com