Marlion Pickett’s Rugged Journey to the Football Field
It was a shock to the football league community when the Richmond Tigers carried the move for the mid-season draft of Marlion Pickett. He was to replace midfielder Jack Graham who was ruled out to play in the 2019 AFL Grand Final due to an injury. 67 years since Keith Batchelor for Collingwood, Pickett’s debut was the talk of the town. It wasn’t the only reason though because it was the midfielder’s second chance in life. Since his teenage years, Pickett was always into some sort of trouble,...