DRAFTEE Demon Latrelle Pickett will make his AFL debut alongside his cousin Kysaiah Pickett this Sunday in Round 1 of the 2026 AFL Season.

The 20-year-old Demon who taken at selection No. 12 in last November’s National Draft, had a meteoric rise up the draft boards last year after kicking 32 goals for Glenelg’s reserves.

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A product of Tumby Bay near Port Lincoln, Pickett moved nearly 650km last year to Adelaide to make his AFL dream a reality.

The lightning quick forward has had a standout pre-season, proving a handful for Richmond and North Melbourne in the club’s two pre-season hitouts.

Kysaiah Pickett was present on track to break the news to his younger cousin.

“You’ve worked your ass off all pre-season,” Kysaiah Pickett said.

“We knew you had the talent. It’s a credit to you bro, to be honest.

“I’m sure everyone back home is really proud of you.”

Pickett joins a long line of exceptional First Nations talent drafted with pick No.12 in the National draft, including his cousin Kysaiah and Hawthorn's Shaun Burgoyne and Cyril Rioli.