DOB: 28 December 2005
From: Mallee Park/Glenelg, 2025 National Draft selection #12
Games: 0*
Goals: 0*
Club: Glenelg (South Australia)
DOB: 28 December 2005 (19 years old - mature age)
Height: 182cm (listed as 171-180cm in various sources)
Position: Small Forward
Local Club: Tumby Bay (Port Lincoln region)
Background & Season
- Cousin of Melbourne star Kysaiah Pickett
- Kicked 32 goals in 18 SANFL Reserves games for Glenelg
- Made 3 SANFL League appearances including a 4-goal debut against Central District
- Won SANFL Reserves premiership with Glenelg (kicked 4 goals in grand final)
- Averaged 12.2 disposals, 2.9 marks, 1.6 goals per game in Reserves
- Originally part of Port Adelaide's Next Generation Academy but was overlooked
- Played only 3 games for Norwood U18s in 2023, then returned home to Tumby Bay
- Returned to Adelaide in 2025 with renewed application and maturity
- Topped the South Australian State Combine 2km time trial
- Did not play in U18 National Championships
- Only found out on Tuesday before the draft that he would attend night one
Playing Style
- Dynamic small forward with X-factor similar to cousin Kysaiah
- Elite goal sense and evasive skills
- Can create scoring opportunities from impossible positions
- High-end speed and elite running capacity
- Strong contested game with spring-heeled leap
- Capable of working up the ground as forward-half conduit
- "Similar to Kozzy - I think I've just always had it, same as Kozzy... it's in the blood" - Latrelle Pickett
Family Connections
- Cousin: Kysaiah Pickett (Melbourne, also drafted pick 12 in 2019)
- Uncle: Byron Pickett (North Melbourne & Port Adelaide premierships)
- Second-cousin: Marlon Pickett (Richmond premiership player)
Draft Context
- Considered for Mid-Season Draft but was ineligible (didn't play 3 league games in 2024)
- Late bolter who rocketed up draft boards in final months
- Melbourne secretly arranged for Kysaiah to present his jumper on stage - Latrelle had no idea
- Melbourne hid Kysaiah inside Marvel Stadium to avoid tipping off rival clubs
- Jason Taylor: "The talent was always there; it was just about the application and putting that to work. We feel that he's ready to go now"
- Continues pick 12's rich Indigenous history: Gavin Wanganeen, Shaun Burgoyne, Cyril Rioli, Jy Simpkin, Kysaiah Pickett
Lists
Other players
Media
melbournefc.com.au - 19/11/2025
Links
RookieMe profile