Michael Picker

Michael Picker
Personal information
Born (1989-06-14) 14 June 1989
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 86 kg (13 st 8 lb)
Playing information
Position hooker, halfback, five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–13 Canberra Raiders 4 1 0 0 4
Source: NRL stats

Michael Picker (born 14 June 1989) is an Australian rugby league player who plays for the Canberra Raiders of the National Rugby League. He is the younger brother of Joe Picker and younger brother Ben Picker plays in the Raiders under 20s.

Playing career

2011

Picker started his NRL career in Rd 23 in a 29-point loss against South Sydney as 18th man. He received the ball 44 times and ran about 35m from 5 runs. He made 16 tackles, and suffered a shoulder injury but was able to play Rd 24.

In Rd 24 vs. Gold Coast, he had more luck, starting in Hooker replacing Tonguey for him starting on the bench. Picker played 52 minutes this time. He made 25 tackles and received the ball 70 times. 4 runs to go 22m. The score was 26-18. The next week he played the Panthers.

In Rd 25, the Raiders played the Panthers in Canberra. He played 20 minutes and scored a try. He ran 22m from 3 runs, so was running further each week. He got the ball 25 times. To see Michael Picker's try click here. Michael Picker's Try and click the last T. Focus on number 14, the try was video ref-judged.

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