A key member of the 2018 premiership team, the new Hawks captain's milestone game came as the silver lining in the premiers' first loss of the season last weekend.

"I was quite surprised that it had come up," the soon-to-be primary school teacher said of her 100^th outing.

"I've been a one club player all my life - even in juniors I stuck with the one club Saints and then we aligned with Hawthorn and became the Northern Hawks.

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"To be able to play all those games for one club makes me really proud of the club and how far we've come since I first started playing when I was 16 in opens.

"I've been there through the really tough times and through our highs like last year, so I'm very thankful to the club for having me through those 100 games."

Asked who had been the biggest influence in her career to date, Pickett nominated her team manager, former teammate and number one fan - mum Lynne.

"My mum has always been involved ... she came back [to play] when she was 40, so I still remember when she filled in," the 25-year-old said.

"That was when the club was going through a really rocky stage where we weren't winning any games.

"Mum's been there with me the whole way and now she's our team manager, and Ann Pearce is probably another one who does a lot behind the scenes and she's been there the whole time as well."

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