Full name Anthony Pickett Name Tony Pickett | Years Club Height/Weight 178 cm / 74 kg | |
Date of birth (1953-01-09) 9 January 1953 (age 62) Original team North Launceston Football Club | ||
Anthony 'Tony' Pickett (born 9 January 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the late 1970s.
Pickett was from Tasmania and won North Launceston's 'best and fairest' award back to back in 1974 and 1975. He was also a member of their 1975 NTFA premiership team.
He started well at Carlton, playing all possible 24 games in his first season, including a one-point Preliminary Final loss to North Melbourne. Pickett also had a memorable debut, against Collingwood at Princes Park, kicking four goals.
At the 1979 Perth State of Origin Carnival, Pickett was a Tasmanian representative.
Pickett currently undertakes a teaching position at St Marys District School, Tasmania.
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