Jasper Pittard

Who is Jasper Pittard?

Jasper McMillan-Pittard is an Australian Rules footballer currently playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League. He was one of 3 Port Adelaide players drafted in the first round in the 2009 AFL Draft.Jasper is a former Flemington Juniors footballer.

He is an athletic and versatile player whose kicking skills and ability to read the play can hurt the opposition. The left-footer can also provide plenty of run from defence. A Vic Country U18 representative in 2009, he scored 10.40 mins for the 3 km at Draft Camp, but was unable to do speed work as he was recovering from injury. He was rated by the AFL clubs as the best interviewee at the camp. He averaged 18 disposals in 13 matches for the Falcons with an efficiency rate of 71 per cent. He also played senior football for Torquay Football Club in the Bellarine Football League in 2008.

In early 2010, Pittard decided to shorten his surname by dropping "McMillan" for simplicity.

Pittard debuted for the Power in the opening round of the 2010 NAB cup alongside seven other rookie players. Although he didn't stand out as much as some of the other debutantes, he contributed with 3 kicks and 3 handballs.