Player
Michael Pickering
Melbourne · #35·10 seasons (1984–1993)·151 games·Born 30-Nov-1963 (age 62)·187 cm·80 kg
Games
151
Disposals
2,728
Goals
172
Tackles
97
Brownlow votes
24
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Richmond | 12 | 7.9 | 3.4 | 11.3 | 4.7 | — | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | Richmond | 14 | 9.9 | 6.3 | 16.1 | 8.4 | — | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1986 | Richmond | 19 | 9.5 | 4.4 | 13.9 | 5.7 | — | 1.4 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1987 | Richmond | 16 | 11.4 | 9.7 | 21.1 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1988 | Richmond | 21 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 22.5 | 7.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1989 | Richmond | 19 | 12.7 | 7.0 | 19.8 | 6.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | Richmond | 18 | 11.6 | 8.4 | 20.0 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1991 | Richmond | 17 | 9.8 | 7.3 | 17.1 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1992 | Melbourne | 11 | 10.7 | 10.2 | 20.9 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 |
| 1993 | Melbourne | 4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 8.8 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Richmond | 12 | 95 | 41 | 136 | 56 | — | 17 | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | Richmond | 14 | 138 | 88 | 226 | 118 | — | 35 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1986 | Richmond | 19 | 181 | 83 | 264 | 108 | — | 27 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1987 | Richmond | 16 | 182 | 155 | 337 | 117 | 10 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1988 | Richmond | 21 | 315 | 158 | 473 | 152 | 16 | 26 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 1989 | Richmond | 19 | 242 | 134 | 376 | 116 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | Richmond | 18 | 209 | 151 | 360 | 105 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1991 | Richmond | 17 | 167 | 124 | 291 | 100 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1992 | Melbourne | 11 | 118 | 112 | 230 | 66 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 1993 | Melbourne | 4 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
33
33, 31, 29, 29, 29, 28, 28, 28, 28
Kicks
23
21, 21, 21, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20
Marks
15
15, 14, 13, 13, 13, 12, 12, 12, 12
Handballs
18
18, 16, 16, 15, 15, 15, 15, 14, 14
Goals
6
5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Behinds
7
5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3
Hit Outs
4
2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, None, None, None
Tackles
6
4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2
Frees
6
5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Frees Against
6
5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3