Michael Picker
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| Full name | Michael Picker | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 June 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker, Halfback, Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 1 September 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Picker (born 14 June 1989) is an Australian rugby league footballer who played for the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League. He is the younger brother of Joe Picker and younger brother Ben Picker plays in the Raiders under 20s.
Playing career
2011
Picker started his NRL career in Rd 23 in a 29-point loss against South Sydney as 18th man. He received the ball 44 times and ran about 35m from 5 runs. He made 16 tackles, and suffered a shoulder injury but was able to play Rd 24.
In Rd 24 vs. Gold Coast, he had more luck, starting in Hooker replacing Tonguey for him starting on the bench. Picker played 52 minutes this time. He made 25 tackles and received the ball 70 times. 4 runs to go 22m. The score was 26-18. The next week he played the Panthers.
In Rd 25, the Raiders played the Panthers in Canberra. He played 20 minutes and scored a try. He ran 22m from 3 runs, so was running further each week. He got the ball 25 times. To see Michael Picker's try click here. Michael Picker's Try and click the last T. Focus on number 14, the try was video ref-judged.
References
External links
- Michael Picker at the Canberra Raiders official website
- NRL profile