Richmond Tigers make shock name on Marlion Pickett’s AFL future after alleged burglaries in Perth
Richmond officers make big name on Marlion Pickett’s enjoying future after the two-time premiership star confronted court docket over alleged burglaries: ‘Got here as a little bit of a shock’
- Richmond have made a name on Pickett
- Officers have been in ‘shock’ over costs
- Have confirmed his enjoying future
Richmond has determined premiership winner Marlion Pickett will not play this week however has not stood him down after his look in a Perth court docket on Monday.
Tigers CEO Brendon Gale confirmed the membership made the choice ‘aware of his welfare’ and mentioned they made it with Pickett who will proceed to coach and will even be at Saturday’s conflict with St Kilda.
Richmond has a bye the next week however Gale mentioned Pickett, who wished to play this weekend, was more likely to return within the Spherical 16 conflict with Brisbane.
Marlion Pickett, pictured leaving court docket of a string of alleged burglaries on Monday, will miss Richmond’s subsequent match however won’t be stood down by the membership
Pickett made his debut on this 2019 grand closing win, in what was trumpeted as one of many biggest fairytales within the sport on the time
The Tigers star left the Perth Magistrates Court docket along with his supervisor Anthony Van Der Wielen (left) on Monday after being bailed
Gale mentioned the membership would proceed to help Pickett and ‘work on the presumption he is harmless.’
‘It got here as a little bit of a shock,’ Gale mentioned.
‘However we will work on the presumption he is harmless. We’ll proceed to help him.
‘These are solely allegations. However they’re severe allegations. Justice will run it is course.’
On Monday, Pickett was granted bail by a Perth magistrate after being charged over a string of alleged burglaries wherein greater than $380,000 was stolen from safes.
The 31-year-old two-time premiership participant is dealing with 12 costs together with 4 counts of aggravated housebreaking, three counts of stealing and three counts of prison harm.
A police prosecutor instructed the court docket the alleged offending by Pickett and others concerned a collection of business burglaries ensuing within the theft of greater than $380,000 in Australian and foreign exchange.
Pickett had instructed membership officers he wished to play in opposition to St Kilda this week, however did not seem at coaching on Tuesday with a media throng confronting gamers as they arrived.
In court docket on Monday Pickett’s lawyer, David Manera, mentioned the prosecution case rested largely on allegations deposits have been made into the Richmond star’s checking account by his co-offenders and {that a} camper van rented in his identify was pushed interstate by the opposite males.
Pickett’s lawyer David Manera instructed reporters outdoors the court docket that his consumer must be given the presumption of innocence
Neither Pickett nor his supervisor, Anthony Van Der Wielen, commented after the listening to however in a press release it was made clear Pickett was entitled to the presumption of innocence.
‘We perceive and respect the general public’s curiosity on this matter however we additionally implore all to respect the presumption of innocence till confirmed in any other case, and to permit the authorized proceedings to comply with their due course with out prejudice,’ Van Der Wielen mentioned.
Pickett performed the primary of his 70 video games for the Tigers within the 201 AFL grand closing. He’s out of contract on the finish of the 2023 season.
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