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Marlion Pickett can work harder than that, Oldsmobile.
And can hit harder.
What we saw in R9 was just the tip of the iceberg. Bring on the Titanic. Bring on a few.
Sure, didn't take the marks, but brought the ball down. Stop the opposition run from defence and bring the ball down.
Marlion will have those sort of games when playing forward, its the nature of the small forward.
Is he a better wingman - yes of course he is, but he provides something we've been searching for all year and thats balance. We haven't been able to balance roles throughout the team for much of the year.
Just look at the last 4 games.
Melbourne - forward line smalls - MRJ, Mansell and Cumbo - we looked good for much of this game
Gold Coast - forward line smalls - Cumbo - Our defensive pressure coming out of the forward half was horrible and it opened us up
West Coast - forward line smalls - Cumbo and Pickett - Looked better
Geelong - forward line smalls - Mansell and Pickett - Looked better again
We have been searching for the balance throughout our team and I think we've looked the best we have all season with Pickett in the forward line. Sure he plays better as an individual on the wing, but its the team not the individual that we want playing well.
He brings speed and pressure to our forward line and will take a mark of the year contender soon, I'm certain of it.
Is he a better wingman - yes of course he is, but he provides something we've been searching for all year and thats balance. We haven't been able to balance roles throughout the team for much of the year.
Just look at the last 4 games.
Melbourne - forward line smalls - MRJ, Mansell and Cumbo - we looked good for much of this game
Gold Coast - forward line smalls - Cumbo - Our defensive pressure coming out of the forward half was horrible and it opened us up
West Coast - forward line smalls - Cumbo and Pickett - Looked better
Geelong - forward line smalls - Mansell and Pickett - Looked better again
We have been searching for the balance throughout our team and I think we've looked the best we have all season with Pickett in the forward line. Sure he plays better as an individual on the wing, but its the team not the individual that we want playing well.
He brings speed and pressure to our forward line and will take a mark of the year contender soon, I'm certain of it.
PRIVATE LIFE A GOOD LIFE
Chris Cavanagh
You can still find Marlion Pickett’s account on Instagram.
His handle – @pickett_marls50 – has more than 17,000 followers and is often tagged by Richmond’s own account, as well as fans and other AFL pages.
But Pickett doesn’t see himself tagged in such posts – and there is nothing to see on his account anymore.
He has deleted all his old posts and even ditched his profile picture after swearing off social media.
Like many Indigenous AFL players, he was targeted with racist remarks too many times.
“I tried to delete it (Instagram) completely but it’s still up there,” Pickett said.
“I’ve got no social media now, which is really cool. Private life’s a good life.
“It kind of just distracted me from what I needed to do and focus on. A lot of messages came from outside the footy club which weren’t too great. So I just wanted to scrap all that.”
Pickett doesn’t think other AFL players should have to do the same, but instead believes that social media companies need to do more to limit the racial abuse.
“When is it going to stop?” he asked.
“Instagram and Facebook should make it so that if you open an account you should use verified IDs so they can track them down. Too many people were making fake accounts up and not getting caught, which is a bit sad.
“I don’t think we’re ever going to get rid of racism. There’s always going to be a few people that still do it. But I think the AFL has come a long way since the Nicky Winmar stand.”
In his fifth season at Punt Rd, Pickett is preparing for his first Dreamtime game at the MCG on Saturday night, where his background and culture will be celebrated.
The two-time premiership player famously performed a powerful pre-game war dance with his Richmond teammates last year, but then spent the rest of the evening in the stands after being suspended for a high bump on Hawthorn’s Dylan Moore a week earlier.
It was a double blow, given Pickett and his partner, Jessica Nannup, had themselves designed the Tigers’ Dreamtime jumper last season.
“It kind of did hurt,” Pickett said of the suspension.
“I was really looking forward to that game and the family were also. But I still played my part and still represented the club.”
The bump on Moore did not result in a free kick against Pickett at the time, but he has been known for giving away a few frees given the tough way he plays the game.
In 2021, Pickett recorded 34 free kicks against – an average of 1.9 a game – which ranked him among the worst offenders in the competition.
However, this season he has dropped that figure to an average of 1.2 free kicks against per game, much to the delight of coach Damien Hardwick.
“He (Hardwick) likes me playing on the edge, but he wanted me backing off a little bit on the free kick part,” Pickett said.
“I’ve been up there in the high tackle free kicks, so it’s about trying to get low and sticking them instead of staying upright and catching them high.
“I don’t want to be known for always leading the free kick count, so it’s a work in progress.”
Pickett has made one wing his own for Richmond in recent years, but found himself in a different role against Geelong last Friday night when he was tasked with playing as a forward.
He found less of the footy than usual – logging just seven disposals – but was only too happy to make the move in what was a second-straight Richmond win.
“I’ll play whatever role the team needs me to play,” Pickett said.
“They said to bring some aerial power and play to my strengths. It’s pretty cool that they can trust me in a different role and to come out and execute it.”
Pickett, 31, signed a one-year contract extension for 2023 last year, but is hopeful his remarkable journey will continue for some time yet.
This time 10 years ago, he was still in a Perth jail, serving time on burglary charges.
“I don’t forget where I came from and what made me the person I am today,” Pickett said.
“If it’s my time next year or the year after, it’s my time. I’m just happy I’ve got the opportunity that a lot of people don’t get.”
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Chris Cavanagh
You can still find Marlion Pickett’s account on Instagram.
His handle – @pickett_marls50 – has more than 17,000 followers and is often tagged by Richmond’s own account, as well as fans and other AFL pages.
But Pickett doesn’t see himself tagged in such posts – and there is nothing to see on his account anymore.
He has deleted all his old posts and even ditched his profile picture after swearing off social media.
Like many Indigenous AFL players, he was targeted with racist remarks too many times.
“I tried to delete it (Instagram) completely but it’s still up there,” Pickett said.
“I’ve got no social media now, which is really cool. Private life’s a good life.
“It kind of just distracted me from what I needed to do and focus on. A lot of messages came from outside the footy club which weren’t too great. So I just wanted to scrap all that.”
Pickett doesn’t think other AFL players should have to do the same, but instead believes that social media companies need to do more to limit the racial abuse.
“When is it going to stop?” he asked.
“Instagram and Facebook should make it so that if you open an account you should use verified IDs so they can track them down. Too many people were making fake accounts up and not getting caught, which is a bit sad.
“I don’t think we’re ever going to get rid of racism. There’s always going to be a few people that still do it. But I think the AFL has come a long way since the Nicky Winmar stand.”
In his fifth season at Punt Rd, Pickett is preparing for his first Dreamtime game at the MCG on Saturday night, where his background and culture will be celebrated.
The two-time premiership player famously performed a powerful pre-game war dance with his Richmond teammates last year, but then spent the rest of the evening in the stands after being suspended for a high bump on Hawthorn’s Dylan Moore a week earlier.
It was a double blow, given Pickett and his partner, Jessica Nannup, had themselves designed the Tigers’ Dreamtime jumper last season.
“It kind of did hurt,” Pickett said of the suspension.
“I was really looking forward to that game and the family were also. But I still played my part and still represented the club.”
The bump on Moore did not result in a free kick against Pickett at the time, but he has been known for giving away a few frees given the tough way he plays the game.
In 2021, Pickett recorded 34 free kicks against – an average of 1.9 a game – which ranked him among the worst offenders in the competition.
However, this season he has dropped that figure to an average of 1.2 free kicks against per game, much to the delight of coach Damien Hardwick.
“He (Hardwick) likes me playing on the edge, but he wanted me backing off a little bit on the free kick part,” Pickett said.
“I’ve been up there in the high tackle free kicks, so it’s about trying to get low and sticking them instead of staying upright and catching them high.
“I don’t want to be known for always leading the free kick count, so it’s a work in progress.”
Pickett has made one wing his own for Richmond in recent years, but found himself in a different role against Geelong last Friday night when he was tasked with playing as a forward.
He found less of the footy than usual – logging just seven disposals – but was only too happy to make the move in what was a second-straight Richmond win.
“I’ll play whatever role the team needs me to play,” Pickett said.
“They said to bring some aerial power and play to my strengths. It’s pretty cool that they can trust me in a different role and to come out and execute it.”
Pickett, 31, signed a one-year contract extension for 2023 last year, but is hopeful his remarkable journey will continue for some time yet.
This time 10 years ago, he was still in a Perth jail, serving time on burglary charges.
“I don’t forget where I came from and what made me the person I am today,” Pickett said.
“If it’s my time next year or the year after, it’s my time. I’m just happy I’ve got the opportunity that a lot of people don’t get.”
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I find it interesting that we extended Grimes for a year a few weeks ago but haven’t yet extended Pickett. I know many here want to get him to 100 games, but seeing he is a late starter, I can’t see why he can’t push to 150. He seems to be pretty durable.
One of the things that sticks vividly in my mind about Marlion was how destitute he was during the initial lockdown in 2020 and many of us here contributed to a Go Fund Me account set up for him (which was later banned by the AFL due to a TPP issue).
Whatever happens to Marlion from here, I hope he ends up earning enough money out of footy so that his family gets looked after.
One of the things that sticks vividly in my mind about Marlion was how destitute he was during the initial lockdown in 2020 and many of us here contributed to a Go Fund Me account set up for him (which was later banned by the AFL due to a TPP issue).
Whatever happens to Marlion from here, I hope he ends up earning enough money out of footy so that his family gets looked after.
A #3 forward makes more money than a defensive winger. I think Marlion is wise to hold off his contract.
If you bungle a bit but do three classy things on the wing that' might be consider4d a bad game. The same output as #3 forward might be viewed as match winning.
Marlion is historically not a high income earner. (Remember when Clangerflop cut Marlion's pay too 40kpa?) It is smart to be sensible at any time, much more so when you're getting on and have hungry mouths to feed. #3 forward gets higher wear through contact than a winger. But he does look as fresh as ever.
I hope he can make the #3 forward role his own. And get paid for many years.
If you bungle a bit but do three classy things on the wing that' might be consider4d a bad game. The same output as #3 forward might be viewed as match winning.
Marlion is historically not a high income earner. (Remember when Clangerflop cut Marlion's pay too 40kpa?) It is smart to be sensible at any time, much more so when you're getting on and have hungry mouths to feed. #3 forward gets higher wear through contact than a winger. But he does look as fresh as ever.
I hope he can make the #3 forward role his own. And get paid for many years.
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The sticking point is Marlion is demanding a bonus of 100k per child and we don't even know if they can play footy.
Horse before the cart there Caesar.
The money is chump change, of course they can play. They’re lil Pickett’s.
Too right Marlion's kids can play, they dished out a don't argue to the mid-wife when they were born.
I heard that Little Marlion did a blind turn on his way out.
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