Richmond has used its only pick (no.13 overall) in Monday night's 2019 Mid-Season Rookie Draft to select West Australian midfielder Marlion Pickett.

The 27-year-old dual South Fremantle club champion shone during last year's WAFL finals series, but suffered a setback re-breaking his right index finger on Saturday in just his second game for the year.

Speaking to afl.com.au's Draft coverage, National Recruiting Manager Matt Clarke provided the following summary on Pickett...

His current injury

"I don't think there is any concerns from us about the finger. Being a long-term selection, we think it's an opportunity to get Marlion in now ... and an injury like this will set him back a little bit from training, but we think long-term it will be good for us."

What attracted the Club to Pickett

"We've liked his talent for a number of years, playing a lot of half-back, but probably moving into the midfield last year at South Fremantle and showing he can be a really strong presence in there as a clearance player, he's really good aerially, and can really kick the ball a long way, so we're really excited."

His future at Tigerland

"He's played a lot of footy now at WAFL-level and we think his body is conditioned to that, but he hasn't actually been belted around a little bit at AFL-standard, so we think there's a little bit more left in him. You never put an end limit on his time with us, so we think that he's got a lot of footy left in him."