While Shai Bolton won the Yiooken Award in last Saturday night’s ‘Dreamtime in Darwin’ clash, and Daniel Rioli received plaudits for his performance, there was another Indigenous Richmond player who didn’t receive anywhere near the publicity of that pair, despite producing a personal season-best showing.
Marlion Pickett, after reaching the dizziest heights imaginable, making his AFL debut for Richmond on Grand Final day, 2019 and playing a pivotal role in the Tigers’ crushing premiership triumph over Greater Western Sydney, understandably, took a while to get going this season.
But he’s displayed some good signs over the past couple of weeks, particularly in the Dreamtime win against Essendon.
The 28-year-old, in his 12th game at senior level with Richmond, had a season-high 18 disposals, plus an AFL career-high 15 uncontested possessions, career-high six marks, career-high nine inside-50s and career-high 602 metres gained.
