Pickett\u2019s fairy tale Grand Final debut topped Caro\u2019s list of the 12 biggest footy stories of the year.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was in jail as a 19-20 year old,\u201d she said. \u201cHe was brought in in a new system, which hasn\u2019t happened before — a mid season draft — it was a massive story when he got drafted.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe came over with a broken finger, four children, 27 years old, did not manage to even play in the Richmond reserves until one game before the finals, winning the best player in the VFL grand final\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd then on Thursday night Damien Hardwick announced to the match committee that he wanted to play Marlion Pickett in a Grand Final team, a man who has never played an AFL game. This has only happened four times in the history of the game — twice as a premiership player, four times as a Grand Final player.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat pirouette\u2026 then of course Dustin Martin kicking to him so he gets a goal\u2026 that is an unbelievable story.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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