David Wittey

David Wittey
Personal information
Full name	David Wittey
Date of birth	10 April 1966
Original team	Old Brighton Grammarians[1]
Height/Weight	193 cm / 82 kg
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1986-1987 1990 Total -	St Kilda Sydney Swans	24 (0) 1 (0) 25 (0)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1990 season .

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 he was involved in an incident with teammate Tony Lockett, while playing a practise match. Wittey was struck with a round-arm punch to the head from Lockett and the full-forward was put on report by the goal umpire.^[3]

He was selected by the Brisbane Bears in the 1989 Pre-season Draft but didn't 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]

References

1. ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} AFL Tables: David Wittey
3. ^ Daily Telegraph,"Double blow for angry Blue Setanta o'hAilpin", 7 February 2009, Jon Ralph
4. ^ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0958030057. 

Persondata
Name	Wittey, David
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	10 April 1966
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