Byron Pickett

Byron Pickett (born 11 August 1977) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club, Port Adelaide Football Club and Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was known as a big game player as well as for his strength, hard bumps and tough approach to the game. Pickett is one of 12 players with two premiership medallions, a Norm Smith Medal and over 200 AFL games. In 2005, Pickett was acknowledged as one of the finest Aboriginal players in the history of the game, with his selection to the Indigenous Team of the Century. He announced his retirement from AFL at the end of the 2007 season.

After his retirement from the AFL in 2007, he continued playing semi-professionally, including some time with the Port Adelaide Magpies in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

He is the uncle of fellow Melbourne player Kysaiah Pickett. Byron's cousin Thomas was the father of Richmond player Marlion Pickett.