 Hickey played 13 games in 2018, suffering a left hamstring tendon injury late in the season against the Western Bulldogs.After six years and 67 games with the Saints, Hickey was traded to the West Coast Eagles at the end of the 2018 season for pick 39 and West Coast's 2019 fourth-round selection.The Eagles also received pick 60 and St Kilda's fourth-round pick for 2019.