Marcus Picken (born 9 October 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the

Brisbane Lions The Brisbane Lions is a professional Australian rules football club based in Brisbane, Queensland, that plays in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was formed in late 1996 via a merger of the Melbourne-based 1883 foundation VFL c ...

in the Australian Football League (AFL). Picken is the son of former Collingwood star Billy Picken, older brother of former

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player Liam Picken, and cousin of former teammate and

captain Jonathan Brown. Recruited from the

North Ballarat Rebels The Greater Western Victoria Rebels is an Australian rules football club which plays in the NAB League, the statewide under-18s competition in Victoria, Australia. Initially known as the Ballarat Rebels and wearing green and gold, the team was e ...

, he made his debut in 1998 after being selected by Brisbane in the 1997 AFL draft but was unable to make an impact in his limited opportunities. Picken played in eight of the first nine rounds of the

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before suffering a stress fracture in his foot which cost him a chance at a premiership. Picken was traded in the 2001 draft, together with Shannon Rusca, to the

in return for draft pick 49. He played some Wizard Cup games but despite being an emergency on one occasion was never able to make it into the seniors during the AFL season. However, his brother

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would later play for the club.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Picken, Marcus 1979 births Brisbane Lions players Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Greater Western Victoria Rebels players