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{{short description|Australian rules footballer (born 1968)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Liam Pickering
| image = 
| fullname = Liam Michael Pickering
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|9|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Canberra]], [[Australian Capital Territory]]
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| originalteam = [[Stawell Football Club|Stawell]]
| draftpick = No. 48, [[1987 VFL draft|1987 national draft]]<!--do not capitalise draft or national draft per 1987 AFL draft article title and the Wikipedia manual of style-->
| height = 184 cm
| weight = 85 kg
| position = 
| statsend = 1999
| years1 = 1989&ndash;1992
| club1 = [[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]
| games_goals1 = {{0}}22 (8)
| years2 = 1993&ndash;1999
| club2 = [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]]
| games_goals2 = 102 (46)
| games_goalstotal = 124 (54)
| careerhighlights = 
}}

'''Liam Michael Pickering''' (born 9 September 1968) is a former professional [[Australian rules football]]er who played for the [[North Melbourne Football Club]] and the [[Geelong Football Club]] in the [[Australian Football League]] (AFL).

His father, [[Michael Pickering (footballer, born 1941)|Michael Pickering]], also played for North Melbourne.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=9781920910785}}</ref>

==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.<ref name="saxton.com.au">[http://www.saxton.com.au/default.asp?sd8=2439 Liam Pickering – Saxton Speaker Bureau – Speaker Details<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Pickering won the [[Carji Greeves Medal|club best & fairest award]] in 1997.

He was also a talented cricketer who played 171 matches for North Melbourne Cricket Club in the [[Victorian Premier Cricket]] competition.<ref>[http://www.offthebench.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=63 The Liam Pickering Fact File<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080310154918/http://www.offthebench.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=63 |date=10 March 2008 }}</ref><ref name="cricket1">{{cite web|url=http://premier.cricketvictoria.com.au/files//season_2012-13/player_register_n-r_2012.pdf|title=Register of V.C.A. 1st XI Pennant, District & Premier Cricketers: 1889-90 to 2011-12|publisher=Cricket Victoria|access-date=12 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017100511/http://premier.cricketvictoria.com.au/files//season_2012-13/player_register_n-r_2012.pdf|archive-date=17 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Media and managing careers==
He is a well known player agent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/collingwood-magpies/afl-2022-darcy-moore-interest-from-rival-clubs-manager-liam-pickering-resigns-with-collingwood-magpies-sixyear-deal-turns-back-on-free-agency-outofcontract-latest/news-story/6983228f345da563231ab80c02c81fcf|title= Darcy Moore's manager reveals lucrative offers from rival clubs prior to star's six-year extension|work= Fox Sports|date= 8 April 2022|access-date=10 April 2022}}</ref> 
He currently is a co-host of a Saturday-morning radio show with [[Craig Hutchison (broadcaster)|Craig Hutchison]] called "Off The Bench" on [[Melbourne]] station [[SEN 1116]].<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/OffTheBenchTeam/info?tab=overview<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{AFL Tables | L/Liam_Pickering }}
* {{AustralianFootball | liam+pickering/12648 }}

{{Carji Greeves Medal}}
{{1996 Victoria State of Origin players}}
{{1987 VFL national draft}}

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[[Category:1968 births]]
[[Category:North Melbourne Football Club players]]
[[Category:Geelong Football Club players]]
[[Category:Carji Greeves Medal winners]]
[[Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)]]
[[Category:Stawell Football Club players]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Victorian State of Origin players]]