Michael Pickering (footballer, born 1941)

Michael Pickering
Personal information
Full nameMichael Pickering
Date of birth24 November 1941
Date of death5 January 1995 (aged 53)
Original teamStawell
Height/Weight192 cm / 83 kg
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1961-1962North Melbourne6 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1962 season.

Michael F. Pickering (24 November 1941 - 5 January 1995)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Early life & family

Pickering was the son of Wally Pickering, who was a legendary forward for Stawell.[2][3] Wally Pickering played in the club's inaugural Wimmera Football League premiership in 1939.[4]

From 1956 to 1959, Pickering went to St Patrick's College, Ballarat.[5]

Football career

Pickering, a ruckman from Stawell, was sought by both Essendon and North Melbourne.[6] Secured by the latter, Picking made three appearances early in the 1961 VFL season, before he was sidelined with an ankle injury and then a dislocated elbow, which ended his season.[7][8] It wasn't until the 16th round of the 1962 season that he returned to senior football, a game against Melbourne at Arden Street Oval, in which he kicked three goals.[7][9] The following round, at Kardinia Park, he kicked another three goals, from a forward pocket.[10] His next appearance, in round 18, would be his last for North Melbourne.[7]

He decided to return to Stawell in 1963 and remained with the club for many years, finishing his Wimmera career with 220 games and three club best and fairest awards.[11][2] In 1969 he was the joint leading vote getter in the Toohey Medal, with Nhill's Rod Coutts, but lost on countback.[2] The league decided in 2003 to award retrospective medals to all players who finished second on countback, which included Pickering.[12] His son, Liam Pickering, a former North Melbourne and Geelong footballer, collected the award on behalf of his father, who died in 1995.[2][13]

References

  1. ↑ "Michael Pickering - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lannen, Danny (16 September 2003). "At long last, Mike's medal". Wimmera Mail Times. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Goal-kicking Honors to McKey.". The Horsham Times (Vic.: National Library of Australia). 8 September 1939. p. 2. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Stawell Wins 1939 Premiership.". The Horsham Times (Vic.: National Library of Australia). 26 September 1939. p. 6. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Old Boys to play VFL/AFL football". St Patrick's College, Ballarat. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Stawell Refuses To Let North Have Pickering". The Age. 12 April 1961. p. 20. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Michael Pickering - Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Turner Hurt in North Practice". The Age. 12 July 1961. p. 18. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  9. ↑ Davis, Trevor (13 August 1962). "Late Goal Sealed Win for Demons". The Age. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  10. ↑ Ross, John (20 August 1962). "Farmer and Lord Showed the Way". The Age. p. 18. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Delanty Runs With North". The Age. 10 April 1963. p. 20. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "A glittering medal, at last!". Wimmera Mail Times. 4 February 2003. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  13. ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.

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