About Kysaiah Pickett
Kysaiah Klem Paul Kropinyeri-Pickett ( ky-ZAY-ə; commonly known as Kozzy Pickett, born 2 June 2001) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A midfielder and a forward, he is 1.71 metres (5 ft 7 in) tall and weighs 73 kilograms (161 lb). Pickett is the nephew of former Demons players Neville Jetta and Byron Pickett, cousin of fellow Demon player Latrelle Pickett, and a second cousin of former Richmond player Marlion Pickett. He was nominated for the 2020 AFL Rising Star award in round 11 of the 2020 AFL season. == Early life == Pickett was born on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia but raised in Quairading, Western Australia, before returning to South Australia with his uncle, former AFL player Byron Pickett. Initially, he played junior football with Port District in Largs Bay, before boarding at Prince Alfred College where he was part of the school's 1st XVIII, and was regarded as one of the most exciting players in the private school football system. Pickett played his senior football in Adelaide with Woodville-West Torrens as a small forward in 2019 and also selected in South Australia's Under-18 team. He was predicted to go high in the draft, and Melbourne, his uncle Byron's last AFL club, announced its intention to recruit him. Pickett was selected by Melbourne with the 12th overall pick in the 2019 AFL draft, which it received from Fremantle. Pickett was the club's second pick taken by Melbourne, behind Luke Jackson.
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