Billy Picken

Infobox afl player


firstname = Billy
lastname = Picken


| image capt = Billy Picken screamer
birthdate = birth date|1956|6|7|df=y
birthplace =
originalteam = Macarthur
heightweight = 185cm / 81kg
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = 1974
debutteam = Collingwood
debutopponent =
debutstadium =
playingteams = Collingwood (1974-83 & 1986)
*212 games, 46 goals

Sydney (1984-85)
*28 games, 0 goals
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend =
careerhighlights =
*Collingwood best and fairest 1978 & 1983
*Collingwood Team of the Century (Half-Back flank)
*Third Brownlow Medal 1977

Billy Picken is a former Australian Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club and the Sydney Swans. Picken arrived at Collingwood in 1974 from Macarthur as a forward but developed into one of the games finest centre-half backs. Despite playing in four losing Grand Finals Picken maintained his reputation as a finals performer & was recognised for his fine contributions when named in the Collingwood Team of the century. When Picken controversially moved to the Swans in 1984 he was hit by a succession of injuries for the first time in his career. He later returned to Victoria Park to captain-coach the reserves.

He also played first-grade cricket for Collingwood Cricket Club and had the dubious distinction of being the first first-grade cricketer ever to be suspended by the Victorian Cricket Association for striking an opponent during a cricket match.

External links

* [http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/B/Bill_Picken.html Bill Picken career stats]
* [http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au Collingwood Website]
* [http://www.geocities.com/buckleysurfers2002/picken.html]