Michael Picker
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Michael Picker is a Australian rugby league
player who currently plays for the Canberra Raiders
of the National Rugby League
.
as 18th man. He received the ball 44 times and ran about 35m from 5 runs. He made 16 tackles, and unfortunately suffered a shoulder injury. But it wasn't so bad so he played 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. Then the next week, he played the Panthers
.
In Rd 25, the Raiders
played the Panthers in Canberra. He played 20 minutes, but that didn't stop him from scoring a try!! He ran 22m from 3 runs, so he is running farther each week. He got the ball 25 times though. To see Michael Picker's try click here. Michael Picker's Try and click the last T.
Focus on number 14, and watch a try.
P.S. It was a video ref try.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player who currently plays for the Canberra Raiders
Canberra Raiders
The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982...
of the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
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2011
Picker started his NRL career in Rd 23 in a 29 point loss against South SydneySouth Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...
as 18th man. He received the ball 44 times and ran about 35m from 5 runs. He made 16 tackles, and unfortunately suffered a shoulder injury. But it wasn't so bad so he played Rd 24.
In Rd 24 vs. Gold Coast
Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional rugby league football club, based in the Gold Coast, Queensland. The club competes in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership. It is the newest of the sixteen clubs in the league, having commenced its...
, he had more luck, starting in Hooker replacing Tonguey
Alan Tongue
Alan Tongue in is a retired professional rugby league footballer of the 2000s and 2010s. A Country New South Wales representative forward, he captained of the Canberra Raiders for several seasons in the National Rugby League competition.-Early years:While attending Farrer Memorial Agricultural...
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. Then the next week, he played the Panthers
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan...
.
In Rd 25, the Raiders
Canberra Raiders
The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982...
played the Panthers in Canberra. He played 20 minutes, but that didn't stop him from scoring a try!! He ran 22m from 3 runs, so he is running farther each week. He got the ball 25 times though. To see Michael Picker's try click here. Michael Picker's Try and click the last T.
Focus on number 14, and watch a try.
P.S. It was a video ref try.
External links
- Michael Picker at the Canberra RaidersCanberra RaidersThe Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership since 1982...
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