Australian rules footballer
| Alf Pitman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alfred James Pitman | ||
| Date of birth | (1881-12-10)10 December 1881 | ||
| Place of birth | Yarrawonga, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 19 April 1964(1964-04-19) (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Surrey Hills, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Hawthorn Juniors | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1905 | South Melbourne | 7 (3) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1905. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Alfred James Pitman (10 December 1881 – 19 April 1964) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of Frederick John Pitman (1832-1906), a Congregational minister, and Maria Elizabeth Pitman (1838-1889), née Brice, Alfred James Pitman was born Yarrawonga on 10 December 1881.
Football
Recruited from Hawthorn Juniors in 1905, Pitman played seven VFL matches for South Melbourne.
He also played for South Melbourne's First XVIII in three additional matches in 1905:
- 21 June 1905: against a combined Albury district team, in Albury.
- 24 June 1905: an exhibition match against VFL team Fitzroy, in Sydney.
- 28 June 1905: against a NSW representative side, in Sydney.
Death
He died on 19 April 1964.
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 708. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- Deaths: Pitman, The Argus, (Thursday, 22 February 1906), p.1.
- Deaths: Pitman, The Age, (Wednesday, 18 December 1889), p.1.
- South Melbourne, The Herald, (Thursday, 20 April 1905), p.4.
- Football: Albury v. South Melbourne, The Border Morning Mail, (Thursday, 22 June 1905), p.4.
- Australian Rules: Fitzroy v. South Melbourne: Narrow Win for Fitzroy, The Daily Telegraph, (Monday, 26 June 1905), p.5.
- Australian Rules: South Melbourne v. Metropolitan Team, The Daily Telegraph, (Thursday, 29 June 1905), p.10.
- Deaths: Pitman, The Age, (Monday, 20 April 1964), p.13.
External links
- Alf Pitman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Alf Pitman at AustralianFootball.com
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