David Wittey Explained

David Wittey
Fullname:David Wittey
Birth Date:10 April 1966
Originalteam:Old Brighton Grammarians[1]
Draftpick:No. 16, 1989 pre-season draft
Height:193 cm
Weight:82 kg
Statsend:1990
Years1:1986–1987
Club1:St Kilda
Games Goals1:24 (0)
Years2:1990
Club2:Sydney Swans
Games Goals2:1 (0)
Games Goalstotal:25 (0)

David Wittey (born 10 April 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and the Sydney Swans in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).

Wittey, a half back from Old Brighton Grammarians, made his debut in the opening round of the 1986 VFL season against Footscray and had 17 disposals.[2] He went on to appear in St Kilda's first 15 games of the year before losing his place in the side.[2] In the 1987 pre-season, Wittey was involved in an incident with teammate Tony Lockett during a practice match. Wittey was struck with a round-arm punch to the head from Lockett and the full-forward was reported by the goal umpire.[3]

Wittey was selected by the Brisbane Bears in the 1989 Pre-season Draft but did not play a senior game for the club.[4] The following season he was drafted by Sydney and made his only appearance in round 11 of the 1990 AFL season.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/D/David_Wittey.html AFL Tables: David Wittey
  3. Daily Telegraph,"Double blow for angry Blue Setanta o'hAilpin", 7 February 2009, Jon Ralph
  4. Book: Lovett, Michael. AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. 2004. 0-9580300-5-7.