Kysaiah Klem Paul Kropinyeri-Pickett ( ; commonly known as Pickett, born 2 June 2001) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A forward, he is tall and weighs .
Pickett is the nephew of former Demons players Neville Jetta and Byron Pickett.
He was nominated for the 2020 AFL Rising Star award in round 11 of the 2020 AFL season.
Career
Kysaiah Pickett was selected by Melbourne with the 12th overall pick in the 2019 AFL Draft. Pickett was the second pick taken by Melbourne behind Luke Jackson. Melbourne received the pick from .
Pickett played 14 games in his debut season earning a Rising Star nomination in round 11 following Melbourne's 57-point win over North Melbourne, where Pickett kicked 1 goal 2 behinds and had 12 possessions.
In 2021, Pickett played all 25 of Melbourne's games through their finals campaign. Pickett earned a premiership medal as Melbourne won the Grand Final, though he was held to four possessions and three tackles in the game.
In 2022, Pickett played 23 games for Melbourne kicking 41 goals, missing only Melbourne's round 7 game against due to Health and Safety protocols.
In 2023, Pickett kicked four goals in Melbourne's opening game of the season against the Western Bulldogs, but was suspended two games for a bump on Bulldogs player Bailey Smith.
Statistics
Updated to the end of 2023.
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| 2020 || || 36
| 14 || 7 || 13 || 62 || 47 || 109 || 17 || 35 || 0.5 || 0.9 || 4.4 || 3.4 || 7.8 || 1.2 || 2.5 || 0 |- | scope=row bgcolor=F0E68C | 2021# || || 36 | 25 || 40 || 28 || 193 || 103 || 296 || 59 || 87 || 1.6 || 1.1 || 7.7 || 4.1 || 11.8 || 2.4 || 3.5 || 2 |- | 2022 || || 36 | 23 || 41 || 18 || 180 || 59 || 239 || 55 || 62 || 1.8 || 0.8 || 7.8 || 2.6 || 10.4 || 2.4 || 2.7 || 4 |- | 2023 || || 36 | 23 || 37 || 30 || 193 || 72 || 265 || 58 || 93 || 1.6 || 1.3 || 8.4 || 3.1 || 11.5 || 2.5 || 4.0 || |- class=sortbottom ! colspan=3 | Career ! 85 !! 125 !! 89 !! 628 !! 281 !! 909 !! 189 !! 277 !! 1.5 !! 1.0 !! 7.4 !! 3.3 !! 10.7 !! 2.2 !! 3.3 !! 6 |}
Notes
Honours and achievements
Team
AFL premiership player (): 2021
McClelland Trophy (): 2021
Individual
22under22 team: 2021, 2022, 2023
AFL Rising Star nominee: 2020 (Round 11)