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 7 (0)
2020– Carlton 2 (0)
Total 9 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Pittonet gained the nickname 'Mr Worldwide’ (originating from artist ‘Pitbull’) from the AFL Fantasy Traders after he rose onto the scene as a prolific Ruck 2 ‘Cash Cow’ figure due to both Matthew Kreuzer and Sam Naismith suffering injuries early in the 2020 AFL Season. Pittonet's rise to fame throughout the Fantasy community was also helped by the genuine lack of both 'cheap' and influential' ruckman options throughout the 2020 season. [1]

AFL career

He was drafted by Hawthorn Football Club with pick 50 in 2014 AFL Draft from the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup. He was 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.[2]

Pittonet primarily played for Box Hill Hawks (Hawthorn’s reserve’s team) in the VFL and made his AFL debut against Geelong in Round 1, 2016 as a late change.[1]

Pittonet continued to develop his game at Box Hill, as he is seen as a back up ruckman for Ben McEvoy and Jonathon Ceglar. He played three games in 2018. He was probably the best on ground during the 2018 VFL Grand Final in which Box Hill defeated Casey.

After managing 2 games for the senior team in 2019, he requested a trade to the Carlton Football Club due to their shortage in ruckmen.[3][4] He was eventually traded to Carlton along with pick 61 in the 2019 draft for picks 54 and 63.[5][6][7]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of 2019.[8]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles  H/O  Hit-outs
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T H/O G B K H D M T H/O
2015 Hawthorn 430————————————————
2016 Hawthorn 4330031720210330.00.01.05.76.70.73.311.0
2017 Hawthorn 430————————————————
2018 Hawthorn 2720136937500.00.51.53.04.51.53.525.0
2019 Hawthorn 272003161917490.00.01.58.09.50.53.524.5
Career 701939486241320.00.11.35.66.90.93.418.9

Honours and achievements

Team

References
  1. Late change: Big Hawk to debut, Ceglar out
  2. "Marc Pittonet". hawthornfc.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  3. "Opportunity knocks as big Hawk requests trade to Carlton". afl.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  4. "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.
  5. "Blues make their Marc: Hawthorn ruckman joins Carlton". afl.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  6. "Report: Carlton set to land Hawthorn ruckman". www.sen.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  7. "Pittonet joins Carlton". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  8. Marc Pittonet's player profile at AFL Tables


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