Education
Picken previously completed a pre-season with Collingwood and two with the Bulldogs, before becoming the Williamstown Seagulls best and fairest player of 2008 in the VFL and earning his position on the Bulldogs rookie list.
Picken previously completed a pre-season with Collingwood and two with the Bulldogs, before becoming the Williamstown Seagulls best and fairest player of 2008 in the VFL and earning his position on the Bulldogs rookie list.
Since his brilliant debut, he has since played on other key players to great effect including Andrew McLeod, Leigh Montagna and Brett Deledio. He had played on Deledio twice in 2009 and restricted the star player to just 16 and 13 disposals, the only two times that season that Deledio has had fewer than 20 touches. He also welcomed twin girls, Delphi and Cheska, on the 23 March 2013.
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 self-diagnosed an Anterior Cruciate Ligament tear. Picken recalled the clash as being "an accident".
Picken, the son of former Collingwood and Sydney player, Billy Picken, who played from between 1973 to 1986 and is a member of the Collingwood Team of the Century, and is the younger brother of former Brisbane Lions player Marcus Picken.
