Australian Football

Peter Hickmott joined Essendon from Horsham and exhibited great potential in his debut season of 1972, winning the club’s best first year player award. He failed fully to realise that potential in subsequent seasons, however, and probably spent as much time in the seconds as the seniors. Usually deployed either as a ruck rover or half forward flanker, he had good negating skills and probably played his best football when assigned a single opponent to nullify.

The 1975 season saw Hickmott claiming the Bombers reserve grade best and fairest award. He then missed the whole of 1976 after sustaining a serious shoulder injury. After managing just eight senior games in 1977 he temporarily retired only to resurface at Footscray three years later. His sole season with the Bulldogs saw him add 11 VFL games and four goals to the 58 games and 18 goals registered with Essendon.

Author - John Devaney