Anthony Franchina
| Anthony Franchina | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1977 | ||
| Original team(s) | Calder Cannons (TAC Cup) | ||
| Debut | Round 20, 16 August 1997, Carlton vs. Geelong, at Kardinia Park | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1997–2003 | Carlton | 105 (26) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2003. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Anthony Franchina (born 11 October 1977) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.
Debuting in 1997, Franchina became a regular first-team midfielder at the Carlton Football Club. He was originally from Newlands-Coburg.
In 2003 he found himself dropped from the team on a few occasions, and in 2004 the final straw came for him, when he was delisted without playing a game for the year.
In 2005, he played in the Victorian Football League for the North Ballarat Roosters. In 2006, he returned to the Northern Bullants, Carlton's VFL-affiliate, as a VFL-listed player, where he regularly played in the seniors.
Since 2007, Franchina has played suburban football. From 2007 until the middle of 2011, he played for the Heidelberg Football Club in the Northern Football League, winning their best and fairest in 2008, and winning three premierships with the club.[1] At the end of June 2011, he made a mid-season switch to the Balwyn Football Club in the Eastern Football League.[2] Then he played for Pascoe Vale in the Essendon District Football League in 2012;[3] and for Mornington in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League in 2013.[4]
In 2022 he reunited with great mate Paul "chewy" Scanlon and long-time nemesis Brett Stabb. He tasted the ultimate success with the Diamond Valley Magpies Superules Football Club, collecting back to back premierships in 2022-23.
He had the most tackles for Carlton in 2002, 72. Unfortunately this is a mediocre record.
Anthony, affectionately known as "frangina", remains somewhat loyal to his beloved Carlton.
References[edit]
- ^ Heidelberg Football Club, Senior List Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ Ryan, Conor (30 June 2011). "Always a Tiger". Leader. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ "Player statistics for Anthony Franchina". Sportingpulse. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ McGrath, Brad; Cole, Morgan (2 April 2013). "Peninsula League 2013 season club previews". Frankston Weekly. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
External links[edit]
- Anthony Franchina at the Carlton Football Club website
- Anthony Franchina's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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- 1977 births
- Carlton Football Club players
- Australian people of Italian descent
- Sportspeople of Italian descent
- Living people
- Preston Football Club (VFA) players
- Calder Cannons players
- Heidelberg Football Club players
- North Ballarat Football Club players
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- Australian rules biography, 1970s birth stubs