Liam Michael Pickering (born 9 September 1968) is a former professional

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er who played for the

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and the

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in the

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(AFL). His father, Michael Pickering, also played for North Melbourne. He was the first ever Liam to play AFL/VFL and the only Liam until Liam Picken made his debut in round 2 2009.

Sporting career

He played 22 games with North Melbourne from 1989–1992, and 102 games with Geelong from 1993–1999, before his retirement from AFL football.Liam Pickering – Saxton Speaker Bureau – Speaker Details
/ref> Pickering won the club best & fairest award in 1997. He was also a talented cricketer who played 171 matches for North Melbourne Cricket Club in the

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competition.

Media and managing careers

He is a well known player agent. He currently is the wildly more popular co-host a Saturday-morning radio show with Craig Hutchison called "Off The Bench" on

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station

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pickering, Liam 1968 births North Melbourne Football Club players Geelong Football Club players Carji Greeves Medal winners Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Stawell Football Club players Living people Victorian State of Origin players