Player
John Pitura
Richmond · #3·9 seasons (1969–1977)·139 games·Born 21-Sep-1950 (age 75)·185 cm·86 kg
Games
139
Disposals
2,542
Goals
95
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
40
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | South Melbourne | 12 | 11.1 | 2.2 | 13.3 | 2.7 | — | 1.2 | 1.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | South Melbourne | 23 | 14.2 | 3.1 | 17.3 | 2.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1971 | South Melbourne | 20 | 15.1 | 2.9 | 18.0 | 3.8 | — | 0.4 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1972 | South Melbourne | 19 | 18.5 | 1.6 | 20.2 | 5.4 | — | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1973 | South Melbourne | 19 | 18.5 | 5.3 | 23.8 | 5.8 | — | 1.5 | 2.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1974 | South Melbourne | 6 | 11.8 | 4.8 | 16.7 | 3.7 | — | 2.3 | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 |
| 1975 | Richmond | 12 | 10.6 | 6.1 | 16.7 | 1.6 | — | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1976 | Richmond | 11 | 13.0 | 4.2 | 17.2 | 3.0 | — | 0.2 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3 |
| 1977 | Richmond | 17 | 13.3 | 5.2 | 18.6 | 3.8 | — | 0.6 | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | South Melbourne | 12 | 133 | 27 | 160 | 32 | — | 14 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | South Melbourne | 23 | 327 | 71 | 398 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1971 | South Melbourne | 20 | 302 | 58 | 360 | 75 | — | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1972 | South Melbourne | 19 | 352 | 31 | 383 | 102 | — | 6 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 1973 | South Melbourne | 19 | 352 | 100 | 452 | 110 | — | 29 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 1974 | South Melbourne | 6 | 71 | 29 | 100 | 22 | — | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1975 | Richmond | 12 | 117 | 67 | 184 | 18 | — | 12 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1976 | Richmond | 11 | 143 | 46 | 189 | 33 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
| 1977 | Richmond | 17 | 227 | 89 | 316 | 64 | — | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
35
32, 32, 30, 30, 30, 30, 29, 29, 28
Kicks
29
29, 28, 26, 25, 25, 24, 24, 24, 23
Marks
11
11, 11, 10, 10, 9, 8, 8, 8, 8
Handballs
11
10, 10, 10, 10, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8
Goals
5
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2
Behinds
7
6, 6, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3
Hit Outs
3
1, 1, None, None, None, None, None, None, None
Frees
10
7, 7, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4
Frees Against
12
9, 8, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6