[5] Pyke won Claremont's best and fairest award (the E. B. Cook Medal) in 1988, playing mainly as an attacking rover.

He was one of five pre-draft selections, with the others including future premiership players Peter Sumich, Craig Turley and Scott Watters.

Due to injury and poor form, he only played four games in the 1990 season, under new senior coach Mick Malthouse.

Pyke was knocked out by Gary Ablett in the early stages of the 1992 grand final, but returned to play an important role in the win.

[9] After his retirement, Pyke continued his involvement with West Coast, serving as team runner in 1997 and 1998.

[12] In late 2006, Pyke resigned as Adelaide's assistant coach after two seasons to return to Western Australia, and concentrate on his business.

[14] On 9 October 2015, Pyke was appointed as the senior coach of the Adelaide Football Club, succeeding caretaker senior coach Scott Camporeale who succeeded the late Phil Walsh who was murdered midway through the 2015 AFL season.

In 2017 Pyke coached the Crows to their second McClelland Trophy and led them to their first AFL Grand Final since 1998, where they were defeated by Richmond by 48 points.

[16][17][18][19] Pyke was then replaced by Matthew Nicks as senior coach of the Adelaide Football Club.