Mark Pitura (born 26 June 1974) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond in the Australian Football League (AFL) in 1993.[1] He was recruited by Richmond from the Turvey Park Football Club in the Riverina Football League. He is the son of former South Melbourne and Richmond player, John Pitura.
| Mark Pitura | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Mark Pitura | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1974 | ||
| Original team(s) | Turvey Park, (Riverina FL) | ||
| Draft | No. 8, 1996 Pre-season Draft | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1993 | Richmond | 2 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1996. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
After playing two games for Richmond in 1993, he spent 1995 playing for the Essendon reserves. In the 1996 Pre-season Draft, Collingwood drafted Pitura with the 9th selection but he did not play a league game for Collingwood and was delisted mid-way through the 1996 season.[2]
References
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 523. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
- ^ Denham, Greg; Rielly, Stephen (20 May 1996). "Brown sidelined for 2 weeks". The Age.
External links
edit- Mark Pitura's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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