Marc Pittonet

Marc Pittonet (born 3 June 1996) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Hawthorn Football Club from 2015 to 2019.

Marc Pittonet
Pittonet with Carlton's VFL side in April 2025
Personal information
Full name	Marc Pittonet
Nickname(s)	Brad, Strength
Date of birth	(1996-06-03) 3 June 1996 (age 29)
Original team(s)	Oakleigh Chargers/Xavier College
Draft	No. 50, 2014 national draft
Debut	Round 1, 2016, Hawthorn vs. Geelong, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Height	202 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	104 kg (229 lb)
Position(s)	Ruck
Club information
Current club	Carlton
Number	27
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2015–2019	Hawthorn	07 (0)
2020–	Carlton	71 (12)
Total		78 (12)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 19, 2025.
Career highlights
VFL premiership player: 2018
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

AFL career

Pittonet was drafted by Hawthorn Football Club with pick 50 in 2014 AFL Draft from the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup, the first of only two ruckman drafted that day. A solidly built teenager when drafted, Hawthorn needed an additional ruckman after trading Luke Lowden to Adelaide.^[1] He made his AFL debut against Geelong in Round 1, 2016 as a late change,^[2] but never commanded a regular place in the senior team in five seasons with Hawthorn, managing only seven senior games over that time as a back-up ruckman to Ben McEvoy and Jonathon Ceglar. He played primarily for Box Hill, Hawthorn's VFL-affiliate, over that time, and was a dominant force in the ruck in the club's 2018 VFL grand final victory with 57 hitouts.^[3]

At the end of 2019, with two ruckmen still ahead of him at Hawthorn, Pittonet requested a trade to the Carlton Football Club in search of greater senior opportunity;^[4][5] he was traded along with draft pick 61 in exchange for picks 54 and 63.^[6][7][8] Pittonet was initially intended to be a back-up to veteran Matthew Kreuzer,^[4] but after Kreuzer suffered a career-ending injury in Round 1, 2020,^[9] he became the club's first choice ruckman, later forming a partnership with emerging ruckman Tom de Koning. Pittonet became well recognised as a high quality pure ruckman, and over multiple years, he recorded elite level numbers in hitouts to advantage and influence on clearances and stoppages; in contrast, a lack of mobility and weaker ball skills meant his influence around the ground and outside stoppages was below average.^[10][11] Pittonet signed a four-year contract extension with Carlton in 2023, securing his position at the club until 2027.^[12]

Statistics

Updated to the end of 2023.^[13]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks	H/O	Hit-outs

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals								Averages (per game)								Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	H/O	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	H/O
2015	Hawthorn	43	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
2016	Hawthorn	43	3	0	0	3	17	20	2	10	33	0.0	0.0	1.0	5.7	6.7	0.7	3.3	11.0	0
2017	Hawthorn	43	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
2018	Hawthorn	27	2	0	1	3	6	9	3	7	50	0.0	0.5	1.5	3.0	4.5	1.5	3.5	25.0	0
2019	Hawthorn	27	2	0	0	3	16	19	1	7	49	0.0	0.0	1.5	8.0	9.5	0.5	3.5	24.5	0
2020	Carlton	27	13	0	3	59	50	109	23	24	288	0.0	0.2	4.5	3.8	8.3	1.7	1.8	22.1	0
2021	Carlton	27	13	5	5	67	80	147	26	28	379	0.4	0.4	5.2	6.2	11.3	2.0	2.2	29.2	0
2022	Carlton	27	8	0	1	26	54	80	12	13	168	0.0	0.1	3.3	6.8	10.0	1.5	1.6	21.0	0
2023	Carlton	27	18	0	1	89	82	171	24	32	446	0.0	0.1	4.9	4.6	9.5	1.3	1.8	24.8	0
Career			59	5	11	250	305	555	91	122	1417	0.1	0.2	4.2	5.2	9.4	1.5	2.1	24.0	0

Honours and achievements

Box Hill

• VFL premiership player: 2018
• Minor premiership: 2015

Individual

• Carlton best clubman: 2021

Personal life

Pittonet grew up in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs and attended Xavier College. He played junior football for Kew Comets in the Yarra Junior Football League.^[14] He is a cousin of Australian Olympian Scotty James.^[15] Growing up he supported North Melbourne.^[16] He has completed a Bachelor of Commerce from Monash University.