| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | 11 October 1977 |
| Recruited from | Calder Cannons (TAC Cup) |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | Round 20, 16 August 1997, Carlton v. Geelong, at Kardinia Park |
| Team(s) |
Carlton (1997–2004) 105 games, 26 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season | |
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.
From 2007 until the middle of 2011, Franchina 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]
He had the most tackles for Carlton in 2002, 72.
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