David Pittman is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er in the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

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Pittman debuted with the Adelaide Football Club in 1992, playing as a ruckman

Ruckman (Australian rules football position)

In Australian rules football, a ruckman is typically a tall and athletic player who contests at centre bounces and stoppages . The ruckman is one of the most important players on the field...

. He is sometimes remembered for an incident early in the 1997 season where coach Malcolm Blight

Malcolm Blight

Malcolm Jack Blight AM is a former champion Australian rules football player and coach, and current television commentator. During the 1970s and 1980s Blight played for the Woodville Football Club in the South Australian National Football League and the North Melbourne Football Club in the...

 labelled his effort "Pathetic" in one particular game. The 1997 season turned out to be one of Pittman's most successful as he moved between centre half-back

Centre half-back

In Australian rules football, the centre half-back refers to a position in the half-back line of a football field.Centre half back is considered a key position in defence. Examples of centre half-backs include Glen Jakovich, Darren Mead, Tom Harley and Chris Tarrant....

 and the ruck playing an important part in the Crows' premiership side that year.

He also went on to play in the 1998 premiership side. At the end of 1999, Pittman retired having played 131 games for 34 goals.