DOB: 22 July 1973
MFC Debut: Round 8, 2000 against Port Adelaide at Football Park
Last Game: Round 12, 2001 against Brisbane Lions at Gabba
From: Norwood/Collingwood, Selection #11, 1999 Pre-Season Draft
Number: 14 (2000-2001)
Honours:
VFL premiership player - 2000
Games: 5 (18 total)
Goals: 2 (16 total)
Career Statistics
Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % |
3 | 0 | 2 | 60.00 |
A forward who debuted with SANFL side Norwood in 1992, Pitt was recruited by Collingwood in 1996. He had a purple patch in the middle of his first season when he kicked 11 goals in three weeks, but despite this early success chose to return to South Australia during the 1997 pre-season and return to his job as a police officer. The Western Bulldogs believed that he regretted ending his AFL career prematurely and took him in the Pre-season draft, but Pitt opted to remain in Adelaide. He instead played in a premiership for Norwood. After capturing their 1999 Best and Fairest, Melbourne offered him a third chance at league footy.
Pitt returned to Victoria, but after a delayed start to 2000 due to a shoulder injury, the now 26-year-old only played three matches. He showed promise in VFL games but couldn't establish himself in the side. At the end of the season he returned to Norwood, before joining Salisbury North in 2003. He also played for the South Australian police side, amateur side Tea Tree Gully, and for Renmark in 2012.
Year | Games | Goals | Brownlow |
2000 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Lists
Collingwood
Interstate recruits
SANFL
Media
Age - 02/05/1997
Age - 30/01/2000
Herald Sun - 28/04/2000
Links
Australian Football Wiki profile
Policeman footballers - Boyles Football Photos
Collingwood Forever profile
Demonwiki image gallery
Profile from melbfc.com.au - 2001
Redlegs Museum profile
Wikipedia profile