 He played junior football in Manjimup through his early teenage years, before being sentenced to six months in juvenile detention for committing grievous bodily harm 15 years of age in 2007.Upon his release he played junior football with York, before earning an invitation to play colts-level representative football with in 2010.Pickett was never able to take up that offer however, after he was convicted of and jailed for 18 months for numerous non-violent criminal offences including burglary.