Picken retiring ?

[bulldogtragic]

Who’s cutting onions around here?

That's me. I was making a lasagne, for one.

I didn't know the fumes would travel through the Internet. My bad.

[merantau]

Everyone at the Club, every member, every supporter, every football lover who got on board for the ride in the 2016 Finals Campaign, owes Liam a huge debt of gratitude. He lit up the Finals series with his pedal to the metal football.
Enjoy your retirement Liam. Your place in the pantheon of Bulldog Champions is locked in. You gave your all for us. We will never forget you. In years to come Bulldog supporters will tell their grandchildren: "Liam Picken? I saw him play!" Thank you so much.

[josie]

Thank you Liam, thank you, thank you, thank you for all that you gave the club. It was everything you had and then some.

I'm very sad it had to end this way for him, but he gave it every shot and I'm so relieved he's put his health first. I don't want to think about what might have happened if he had have taken another heavy head knock on field - especially given he would never have shirked a contest.

Perfect words-exactly my sentiments. My fave dogs player ever retiring. Sad and happy simultaneously. Looking forward to highlights reel. I think Liam is our current day player, apart from Libba jnr, that epitomises the bulldog spirit.

[AshMac]

Thanks for everything Picko. You embody the doggies in every way.

Good luck with everything that comes next whatever you choose.

[Go_Dogs]

Mr September.

One of my favourite players and ends his career as one of our best 50 players (at least as far as my young memory goes) who made it count when it mattered most. Hope he enjoys retirement but that we can keep him involved in some capacity at the club if he’s so inclined.

Well done on a terrific career Picko, thanks for the memories.

[Bumper Bulldogs]

One of the all time champions.

Best of luck in the future

[Ghost Dog]

165,000 k's in the car. Yeah, Balmoral is quite a way.
I feel gutted quite frankly because we are killing it on the field now and things seem to be coming together.
But considering the average AFL player only gets 65 games and not a wiff of a final, can't ask for much more.
This is a guy who gave it all. Thanks Liam.

[Murphy'sLore]

The definition of tough, the definition of brave, the definition of determination.

He was, and always will be, our spirit of '16.

Go well, Liam, the true believers will always hold you in our hearts.

[bulldogtragic]

165,000 k's in the car. Yeah, Balmoral is quite a way.
I feel gutted quite frankly because we are killing it on the field now and things seem to be coming together.
But considering the average AFL player only gets 65 games and not a wiff of a final, can't ask for much more.
This is a guy who gave it all. Thanks Liam.

Once upon we sent champs of the club out on days like today without being add 'they're a premiership player'. Let alone MVP in a premiership campaign. It's a little easier (not much) to take knowing his high place in our history. I hope that if he ever gets a bad headache, instead of popping a couple of panadol the wife and kids place his premiership medal around his neck and remembering the joy he's given us all be the panacea to the pain.

[bornadog]

The definition of tough, the definition of brave, the definition of determination.

He was, and always will be, our spirit of '16.

Go well, Liam, the true believers will always hold you in our hearts.

A caller on talk back radio said today, if the Westernbulldogs were a person, they would be be Liam.

[kruder]

Picken from behind. Picken from behind. Immortal!

[Doc26]

Brought so much joy to so many. Liam epitomises what it is to be the boys of the Bulldog breed.

He may carry some disappointment in not being able to play on but his legacy is well and truly secure at the Bulldogs.

[The Pie Man]

Picken from behind. Picken from behind. Immortal!

This is one moment from the GF I’ve revisited quite a bit for different reasons - associating bits of play with the coverage and trying to remember what I felt in that moment.

Why did Cometti repeat ‘Picken from behind?’ The littlest man in the threesome was pure Dennis, and it’s an extraordinary mark, but I didn’t react to it a great deal at the time....it was just so tense. In the back of my mind I was believing this was one of the classic grand finals and that was perhaps another one of its moments.

It lacked a late lead change like 18 or sealer like 12, but those last 3 minutes when we saw Bevo appear on the boundary were absolute bliss - I still remember vividly the ball hitting Picko’s palms in the goal square and feeling what felt an age wondering how the ball would bounce.

He said it well today - anything can happen.

[Ghost Dog]

A caller on talk back radio said today, if the Westernbulldogs were a person, they would be be Liam.

Thanks for sharing that. Can't agree more. Sort of a weird 'highlight' in a way, but I recall when we were getting absolutely hammered under Bmac and Liam was the one guy who would just never say die. We would be 50 points down and he'd still be chasing and crashing around. We lost by 50 to North and he still tagged Brent Harvey like it was a final. He was about the only player who could rattle guys before Hall joined us. Anyone who saw Liam jogging over to play beside them knew they were in for a sh** day. As a keen Bulldogs fan one interest in lingering late in a drubbing is to see who remains defiant. Liam was always one of those.

!!!Oh the joy at that mark in the Eagles prelim, surrounded by three West Coast players and somehow protected the drop. That was one of my LP highlights because beating Eagles over there is so hard.

I think of Matty Robbins, not able to find his own address at age 30 something and Pickers with his headaches. It can be a brutal game on the brain.

[Twodogs]

'm not crying, you're crying.

I've just got some dust in my eye.