Tyrone Vickery

Tyrone John Vickery (born 31 May 1990) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the son of former Collingwood player John Vickery.

Junior career As a junior, Vickery played for the Sandringham Dragons in the TAC Cup. At age 17 and when completing his second last year at Haileybury College, he suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament when his right knee collapsed under a tackle. He went on to play 23 games across his first two seasons, kicking eight goals.

In 2011, Vickery was shifted to a full-time forward role. He played every game for the season and kicked 35 goals, placing second in the club's goal kicking tally. He also received the Kevin Bartlett medal for a fifth-placed finish in the club's best and fairest award.

An injury received in pre-season cruelled his 2012 campaign, limiting him to only nine games. In the Tigers' round 14 matchup against , his 18 disposal, 11 mark and one goal performance won him best-afield honours and the Ian Stewart Medal. Vickery also played in Richmond's first final in 12 years and booted two goals on the day. In round 18 2014, Vickery struck and concussed ruckman Dean Cox in a boundary-side ruck contest. He was suspended for four weeks by the AFL Tribunal and offered a public apology for the incident.

In 2015, Vickery found himself again in favour with coach, Damien Hardwick who began frequently playing him alongside both Ben Griffiths and former Coleman Medallist, Jack Riewoldt.

Despite a relatively strong start to season 2016, Vickery would play just six of the club's final 11 games. Over the period he struggled to impact the game outside of his goal-scoring work, averaging only eight disposals per game. His final game, a two-goal performance, came in round 21 against .

Hawthorn (2017) In October 2016, Vickery joined as a restricted free agent after Richmond announced they would not match the contract offer. Richmond received pick 29 in the 2016 draft as compensation, and drafted Shai Bolton who was playing for Sth Fremantle in the WAFL. In November 2017, Vickery announced his retirement from the AFL due to losing passion for the game.

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Honours and achievements Individual Ian Stewart Medal: 2013 leading goalkicker: 2017 Under 18 All-Australian team: 2008

Personal life Vickery married Russian-born and naturalised-Australian professional tennis player Arina Rodionova in December 2015.