David Pittman | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | David Pittman | ||
Date of birth | (1969-02-23)23 February 1969 (age 56) | ||
Original team(s) | Norwood (SANFL) | ||
Height | 202 cm (6 ft 8 in) | ||
Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb; 216 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Ruckman / centre half-back | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1992–1999 | Adelaide | 131 (34) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1999. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com |
David Pittman (born 23 February 1969) is a formerAustralian rules footballer who played for theAdelaide Crows in theAustralian Football League (AFL).
Originally fromSouth Australian National Football League (SANFL) clubNorwood, Pittman was drafted by Essendon in the1989 VFL Draft but played no games for them. He was traded to Adelaide in 1991 and made his AFL debut with Adelaide in1992, playing as aruckman.
Pittman is sometimes remembered for an incident early in the1997 AFL season where Adelaide coachMalcolm Blight labelled his effort "pathetic" after a game at theMCG inMelbourne. The 1997 season turned out to be one of Pittman's most successful as he moved betweencentre half-back and the ruck playing an important part in the Crows'premiership side that year.[1]
Pittman also played in the1998 AFL Grand Final, winning his second premiership. At the end of1999, Pittman retired having played 131 games for 34 goals and 5 games for South Australia.[1]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks | H/O | Hit-outs |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | ||||
1992 | Adelaide | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 13.0 |
1993 | Adelaide | 15 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 95 | 146 | 43 | 17 | 130 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 8.6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 7.6 |
1994 | Adelaide | 15 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 78 | 85 | 163 | 61 | 12 | 69 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 8.2 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 3.5 |
1995 | Adelaide | 15 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 117 | 116 | 233 | 59 | 20 | 307 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 12.9 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 17.1 |
1996 | Adelaide | 15 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 119 | 132 | 251 | 83 | 10 | 338 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 6.3 | 6.9 | 13.2 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 17.8 |
1997 | Adelaide | 15 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 149 | 89 | 238 | 65 | 13 | 317 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 10.3 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 13.8 |
1998 | Adelaide | 15 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 75 | 59 | 134 | 36 | 10 | 229 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 12.7 |
1999 | Adelaide | 15 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 90 | 56 | 146 | 45 | 3 | 262 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 3.7 | 9.7 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 17.5 |
Career | 131 | 34 | 28 | 680 | 635 | 1315 | 393 | 85 | 1665 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 12.7 |
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