(244th Eagles player)
Queensland product Tom Hickey was recruited from St Kilda to help boost the ruck division following the departure of premiership ruckman Scott Lycett.
Gold Coast and St Kilda[]
An inaugural Gold Coast squad member, Hickey played 12 games in two seasons for the Suns before shifting to St Kilda. He spent six years at the Saints, playing 67 games, but was unable to lock down the number 1 ruck role in his last two years there.
West Coast career[]
With Nic Naitanui undergoing a knee reconstruction in the second half of 2018 and Lycett shifting to Port Adelaide as a free agent following the premiership win, West Coast were in desperate need of support for Nathan Vardy and traded for Hickey. He started the year partnering Vardy, but spent much of the season shouldering the bulk of the load with backup from a pinch-hitting Oscar Allen.
With Naitanui fit and firing (and earning All-Australian selection) in 2020, Hickey largely found himself surplus to requirements, playing just three games, two of them as Naitanui's backup.
Sydney career[]
At the end of 2020, facing limited opportunities, Hickey sought a trade to the Swans, joining Jason Ball, Mark Seaby and Callum Sinclair as ex-Eagles ruckmen to join Sydney.
Stats[]
| AFL | Gm | G | B | K | M | H | D | T | Cl | WAFL | Gm | G | B | K | M | H | D | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 120 | 58 | 129 | 249 | 51 | 82 | WCE | 0 | ||||||||
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 6 | N/A | |||||||||
| Tot | 23 | 9 | 2 | 126 | 63 | 139 | 265 | 54 | 88 | ||||||||||
| Avg | 0.4 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 6.0 | 11.5 | 2.3 | 3.8 |
News[]
10/10/18: Eagles trade for Hickey
11/11/20: Eagles grant Hickey trade request in complex pick swap
References[]
https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/T/Tom_Hickey1.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hickey_(footballer,_born_1991)