Alf Pitman

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).[1]

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 career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1905 South Melbourne 7 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1905.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Frederick John Pitman (1832-1906),[2] a Congregational minister, and Maria Elizabeth Pitman (1838-1889),[3] née Brice, Alfred James Pitman was born Yarrawonga on 10 December 1881.

Football

Recruited from Hawthorn Juniors in 1905,[4] 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.[5]
  • 24 June 1905: an exhibition match against VFL team Fitzroy, in Sydney.[6]
  • 28 June 1905: against a NSW representative side, in Sydney.[7]

Death

He died on 19 April 1964.[8]

Notes
  1. 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.
  2. Deaths: Pitman, The Argus, (Thursday, 22 February 1906), p.1.
  3. Deaths: Pitman, The Age, (Wednesday, 18 December 1889), p.1.
  4. South Melbourne, The Herald, (Thursday, 20 April 1905), p.4.
  5. Football: Albury v. South Melbourne, The Border Morning Mail, (Thursday, 22 June 1905), p.4.
  6. Australian Rules: Fitzroy v. South Melbourne: Narrow Win for Fitzroy, The Daily Telegraph, (Monday, 26 June 1905), p.5.
  7. Australian Rules: South Melbourne v. Metropolitan Team, The Daily Telegraph, (Thursday, 29 June 1905), p.10.
  8. Deaths: Pitman, The Age, (Monday, 20 April 1964), p.13.
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