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PICKETT CLEARED TO PLAY DESPITE SUSPENSION
Melbourne star Kysaiah Pickett has been cleared to play in the Indigenous All-Stars clash with Fremantle on February 15.
The AFL confirmed on Thursday that the livewire midfielder/forward is eligible to take on the Dockers at Perth Stadium, despite having a three-game suspension hanging over his head for his bump on Magpie captain Darcy Moore from last year’s final round.
Next month’s clash is deemed an exhibition match, which means Pickett can play, and the 23-year-old is understood to be desperate to don the All-Stars guernsey for the first time.
Pickett has overcome a recent leg infection, which threatened to derail his hopes of playing for the All-Stars, but he is now back in full training.
Barring any mishaps across the next fortnight, he seems certain to play for the Indigenous All-Stars.
MELBOURNE , AUSTRALIA. May 26 , 2024. Round 11. Melbourne vs St Kilda at the MCG. Kysaiah Pickett of the Demons . Pic: Michael Klein
The AFL’s clarification came after the NRL’s controversial decision to allow Latrell Mitchell and Josh Addo-Carr to use that code’s All-Stars clash as part of their respective suspensions.
Mitchell will be free to play in South Sydney’s round one game against the Dolphins, with the star fullback to serve his one-match ban in the All Stars clash instead.
Pickett was one of the first players named in the All-Stars’ initial squad, with full details of the team likely to come early next week.
He was sidelined briefly with a leg infection but returned to full training last Friday and hasn’t missed a beat since.
This year marks the first time the Indigenous All-Stars have played against an AFL side in a decade, with Pickett keen to line up alongside the likes of Bobby and Brad Hill, Charlie Cameron, Shai Bolton and Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera.
Pickett is contracted to the Demons until the end of the 2027 season but has been linked to the Dockers after reports he liked a social media post about the club’s interest in him.
PICKETT CLEARED TO PLAY DESPITE SUSPENSION
Melbourne star Kysaiah Pickett has been cleared to play in the Indigenous All-Stars clash with Fremantle on February 15.
The AFL confirmed on Thursday that the livewire midfielder/forward is eligible to take on the Dockers at Perth Stadium, despite having a three-game suspension hanging over his head for his bump on Magpie captain Darcy Moore from last year’s final round.
Next month’s clash is deemed an exhibition match, which means Pickett can play, and the 23-year-old is understood to be desperate to don the All-Stars guernsey for the first time.
Pickett has overcome a recent leg infection, which threatened to derail his hopes of playing for the All-Stars, but he is now back in full training.
Barring any mishaps across the next fortnight, he seems certain to play for the Indigenous All-Stars.
MELBOURNE , AUSTRALIA. May 26 , 2024. Round 11. Melbourne vs St Kilda at the MCG. Kysaiah Pickett of the Demons . Pic: Michael Klein
The AFL’s clarification came after the NRL’s controversial decision to allow Latrell Mitchell and Josh Addo-Carr to use that code’s All-Stars clash as part of their respective suspensions.
Mitchell will be free to play in South Sydney’s round one game against the Dolphins, with the star fullback to serve his one-match ban in the All Stars clash instead.
Pickett was one of the first players named in the All-Stars’ initial squad, with full details of the team likely to come early next week.
He was sidelined briefly with a leg infection but returned to full training last Friday and hasn’t missed a beat since.
This year marks the first time the Indigenous All-Stars have played against an AFL side in a decade, with Pickett keen to line up alongside the likes of Bobby and Brad Hill, Charlie Cameron, Shai Bolton and Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera.
Pickett is contracted to the Demons until the end of the 2027 season but has been linked to the Dockers after reports he liked a social media post about the club’s interest in him.
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