 He was regularly named by "The West Australian" as among South Fremantle's best players in matches that year and finished the season having won the club's best and fairest award and being named to the WAFL Team of the Year while averaging 21.8 disposals per game.He contributed a stand-out performance in that season's qualifying final against , kicking four goals from 26 disposals.Following the 2018 WAFL season, Pickett attracted the recruiting attention of AFL clubs including , and and was projected by "ESPN" to be taken by with the 62nd pick in the forthcoming national draft.