 The following year he was picked to represent Queensland in the 2010 AFL Under 18 Championships where he was the Queensland ruckman.He also established himself as a ruckman in Morningside's senior team and was a part of the 2010 QAFL premiership winning team.Matching up against former AFL players Peter Everitt and Trent Knobel in the grand final, Hickey's team would come back from a 20-point deficit at three quarter time to win the premiership.