Marc Pittonet

Marc Pittonet (born 3 June 1996) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Hawthorn Football Club from 2015 to 2019.

Marc Pittonet
Personal information
Full name Marc Pittonet
Date of birth (1996-06-03) 3 June 1996
Original team(s) Oakleigh Chargers/Xavier College
Draft No. 50, 2014 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2016, Hawthorn
vs. Geelong, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Height 202 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 105 kg (231 lb)
Position(s) Ruckman
Club information
Current club Carlton
Number 27
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2015–2019 Hawthorn 07 (0)
2020– Carlton 26 (5)
Total 33 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2021.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

AFL career

Pittonet was drafted by Hawthorn Football Club with pick 50 in 2014 AFL Draft from the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup, the first of only two ruckman drafted that day. A solidly built teenager when drafted, Hawthorn needed an additional ruckman after trading Luke Lowden to Adelaide.[1] He made his AFL debut against Geelong in Round 1, 2016 as a late change,[2] but never commanded a regular place in the senior team in five seasons with Hawthorn, managing only seven senior games over that time as a back-up ruckman to Ben McEvoy and Jonathon Ceglar. He played primarily for Box Hill, Hawthorn's VFL-affiliate, over that time, and was a dominant force in the ruck in the club's 2018 VFL grand final victory with 57 hitouts.[3]

At the end of 2019, with two ruckmen still ahead of him at Hawthorn, Pittonet requested a trade to the Carlton Football Club in search of greater senior opportunity;[4][5] he was traded along with draft pick 61 in exchange for picks 54 and 63.[6][7][8] Pittonet was initially intended to be a back-up to veteran Matthew Kreuzer,[4] but after Kreuzer suffered a career-ending injury in Round 1, 2020,[9] he quickly became the club's first choice ruckman, a position he has so far held from 2020 until 2022.

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of 2021.[10]
Legend
 G  Goals  K  Kicks  D  Disposals  T  Tackles
 B  Behinds  H  Handballs  M  Marks  H/O  Hit-outs
AFL playing statistics
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T H/O G B K H D M T H/O
2015Hawthorn43 0————————————————0
2016Hawthorn43 30031720210330.00.01.05.76.70.73.311.00
2017Hawthorn43 0————————————————0
2018Hawthorn27 20136937500.00.51.53.04.51.53.525.00
2019Hawthorn27 2003161917490.00.01.58.09.50.53.524.50
2020Carlton27 1303595010923252920.00.24.53.88.41.81.922.50
2021Carlton27 1355678014726283790.40.45.26.211.32.02.229.20
Career 335913516930455778030.20.34.15.19.21.72.324.30

Notes

    Honours and achievements

    Team

    Individual

    References
    1. "Marc Pittonet". hawthornfc.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
    2. Late change: Big Hawk to debut, Ceglar out
    3. Chris Nanni (25 September 2018). "Grand Final Match Report". Box Hill Football Club. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
    4. "Opportunity knocks as big Hawk requests trade to Carlton". afl.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
    5. "AFL trade whispers, AFL trade news, Daniel Menzel, Marc Pittonet, Sydney trade news, Hawthorn trade news, Carlton trade news | FOX SPORTS". www.foxsports.com.au. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
    6. "Blues make their Marc: Hawthorn ruckman joins Carlton". afl.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
    7. "Report: Carlton set to land Hawthorn ruckman". www.sen.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
    8. "Pittonet joins Carlton". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
    9. AFL website announcement, 10 September 2020.
    10. Marc Pittonet's player profile at AFL Tables


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