Liam Picken
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Picken in March 2017
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Liam Picken | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1986 | ||
| Original team(s) | Williamstown (VFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 30, 2009 rookie draft | ||
| Height / weight | 183 cm / 83 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Western Bulldogs | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2009– | Western Bulldogs | 177 (65) | |
| International team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2010 | Australia | 2 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 1, 2017.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2010.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Liam Picken (born 1 August 1986) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). In 2016 he played in the Bulldogs' premiership team (the club's first since 1954). He hails originally from the western Victorian town of Hamilton.
Before being drafted he completed a pre-season with Collingwood and two with the Bulldogs. In 2008 he was the Williamstown Seagulls best and fairest player in the Victorian Football League (VFL), earning his position on the Bulldogs rookie list.
Picken made his debut against North Melbourne on 5 April 2009, collecting 9 possessions in a traditional tagging role against Kangaroos stalwart Brent Harvey, in which he kept his opponent goalless and largely ineffective.
Since his brilliant debut, he has since played on other key players to great effect including Andrew McLeod, Leigh Montagna and Brett Deledio. He played on Deledio twice in 2009 and restricted the star player to just 16 and 13 disposals respectively, the only two times during the season that Deledio had fewer than 20 touches.
During a match against Fremantle in 2013, Picken accidentally collided with goal umpire Courtney Lai in the third quarter, when he was attempting to smother a point-blank shot at goal by Michael Walters; the result was that Lai, a qualified doctor, suffered what was a self-diagnosed an ACL tear. Picken recalled the clash as being "an accident".
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