Anthony Franchina

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Anthony Franchina
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Personal information
Birth October 11, 1977 (1977-10-11) (age 30),
Recruited from Calder U18 (TAC Cup)
Playing career¹
Debut Round 20, August 16, 1997, Carlton vs. Geelong, at Kardinia Park
Team(s) Carlton (1997-2004)

105 games, 26 goals

¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season
Career highlights

Anthony Franchina (born October 11, 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, the Italian from Coburg, Victoria always a hard worker.

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, where he regularly plays in the seniors.

He had the most tackles for Carlton in 2002, 72.

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