Derek Thomas Kickett was born on 6 October 1962 and is a former Australian rules footballer.
14 Facts About Derek Kickett
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Derek is related to a number of other past and present high-profile AFL footballers from the Kickett family, including Dale Kickett and Lance "Buddy" Franklin, who are both his nephews.
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Derek Kickett played in the junior ranks at Central District in the South Australian National Football League, including their U-19s Premiership in 1981.
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Whilst Spencer played only two senior games for Claremont and returned for his last season to his original home at East Perth, Derek Kickett fitted in perfectly and was a key member of the Tigers' record-breaking 1987 team that finished with twenty-one consecutive unbeaten matches and their sixth senior flag.
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Derek Kickett polled 46 votes in the Sandover Medal in 1987, which was the most of any player that season, but was ineligible to win due to a suspension for slapping East Fremantle's Tim Gepp.
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Derek Kickett would have won the Sandover Medal by sixteen votes if he had been eligible.
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Derek Kickett returned to Central District in 1988 for one season.
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In 1990, Derek Kickett moved to the Essendon Football Club, where he played four seasons, and became a popular cult figure, known for confident playing style, high leap, evasive skills and his long kicking ability.
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Derek Kickett was a renowned proponent of the torpedo punt.
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Derek Kickett played every match in 1992 and 1993, up to the preliminary final of 1993, before being infamously omitted from the Bombers' winning 1993 AFL Grand Final team by coach Kevin Sheedy.
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Derek Kickett immediately walked out on the club; he did not watch the Grand Final, nor did he celebrate the victory with his teammates.
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Derek Kickett played three seasons at Sydney, and his last game of AFL football was in the 1996 AFL Grand Final, which Sydney lost against North Melbourne.
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Derek Kickett returned to the WAFL in 1997, playing that season with Subiaco, before retiring.
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In 2017, Derek Kickett was inducted into the Western Australia Football Hall of Fame.