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, Wittey was involved in an incident with teammate Tony Lockett during a practice match.
Wittey was struck with a round-arm punch to the head from Lockett and the full-forward was reported by the goal umpire.
[3] Wittey was selected by the Brisbane Bears in the 1989 Pre-season Draft but did not play a senior game for the club.