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| Birth | June 7, 1956, |
| Recruited from | Macarthur |
| Height and weight | 185cm / 81kg |
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| Debut | 1974, Collingwood vs. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. , at |
| Team(s) | Collingwood (1974-83 & 1976)
Sydney (1984-85)
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Billy Picken is a former Australian Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club and the Sydney Swans. Collingwood Football Club, officially nicknamed The Magpies is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL club based in Sydney, New South Wales. Collingwood Football Club, officially nicknamed The Magpies is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The EW Copeland Trophy is an Australian rules football award given by the Collingwood Football Club to the player adjudged Best and Fairest for Collingwood Collingwood Football Club, officially nicknamed The Magpies is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. For the list of winners of the award see List of Brownlow Medal winners. Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players Collingwood Football Club, officially nicknamed The Magpies is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL club based in Sydney, New South Wales. Picken arrived at Collingwood in 1974 from Macarthur as a forward but developed into one of the games finest centre-half backs. Despite playing in four losing Grand Finals Picken maintained his reputation as a finals performer & was recognised for his fine contributions when named in the Collingwood Team of the century. Collingwood Football Club, officially nicknamed The Magpies is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. When Picken controversially moved to the Swans in 1984 he was hit by a succession of injuries for the first time in his career. He later returned to Victoria Park to captain-coach the reserves.
He also played first-grade cricket for Collingwood Cricket Club and had the dubious distinction of being the first first-grade cricketer ever to be suspended by the Victorian Cricket Association for striking an opponent during a cricket match. Cricket Victoria (CV is the governing body for the sport of Cricket in the Australian state of Victoria.