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Dale Mathew Kickett (born 4 May 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer. He is one of only three〔If the Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions are considered separate entities, Adrian Fletcher becomes the fourth〕 players to have played for five clubs in the Australian Football League.〔(5 Clubs )〕 ==Early career== Originally from Western Australia, Kickett is related to a number of other high-profile AFL footballers, including Derek Kickett (a cousin of Dale's father) and Lance "Buddy" Franklin (Dale's first cousin). Kickett began his senior football career in 1988 at the Claremont Football Club in the WAFL, where he had significant success. He played with Claremont until 1989, was the club's leading goalkicker in 1989, and was part of the 1989 Premiership team. Kickett was recruited to the Australian Football League for the 1990 season, after Fitzroy used its first pick in the 1989 National draft (No. 9 overall) to select him. Kickett played 15 senior games in his debut season, but having grown up in the small country town of Tammin, living in the big city of Melbourne did not suit Kickett. At the end of the season, he was traded to the West Coast Eagles in return for pick No. 78 in the 1990 National Draft. Kickett also managed only one season on the West Coast list. He was unable to break into the strong West Coast senior team, playing only two games for the team before being delisted. When on reserve, Kickett played again for Claremont, where he had a very good year, playing in his second premiership for the club and winning the Simpson Medal for the best player in the grand final. St Kilda became the third AFL club to try Kickett, selecting him with pick No. 38 in the 1992 Pre-season Draft. He had a promising season in 1992, playing in 21 games, but again he lasted only one season, and returned to Western Australia after the season. He played exclusively WAFL football with Claremont in 1993, and played in his third Claremont premiership side and won his second Simpson Medal. The 1993 WAFL season proved to be a crucial season in Kickett's career, as he made a switch from the half-forward line, where he had played up until 1993, into the half back line in the 1993 premiership side.〔Everitt, Les; (Kickett one last time )〕 Essendon saw Kickett's new potential at half-back, and recruited him in the 1993 mid-season draft, but Kickett remained in Western Australia until the beginning of the 1994 season. He played eight games for the Bombers in 1994, but again lasted only one season on the club's list. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dale Kickett」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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