pˈɪtmən ɪz sˈʌmtaɪmz ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚd fɚɹən ˈɪnsɪdənt ˈɜːli ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən ˌeɪˌɛfˈɛl sˈiːzən wˌɛɹ ˈædəlˌeɪd kˈoʊtʃ mˈælkəm blˈaɪt lˈeɪbəld hɪz ˈɛfɚt "pɐθˈɛɾɪk" ˈæftɚɹ ɐ ɡˈeɪm æt ðɪ ˌɛmsˌiːdʒˈiː ɪn mˈɛlbɚn.
Pittman is sometimes remembered for an incident early in the 1997 AFL season where Adelaide coach Malcolm Blight labelled his effort "pathetic" after a game at the MCG in Melbourne.