Anthony Franchina (born 11 October 1977) is a former

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er in the

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. 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

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for the

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. In 2006, he returned to the Northern Bullants, Carlton's , 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

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in the

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, winning their best and fairest in 2008, and winning three premierships with the club. At the end of June 2011, he made a mid-season switch to the Balwyn Football Club in the Eastern Football League. Then he played for

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in the

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in 2012; and for Mornington in the

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in 2013. He had the most tackles for Carlton in 2002, 72.

References

External links

Anthony Franchina at the Carlton Football Club website
* 1977 births Carlton Football Club players Australian people 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) {{AFL-bio-1970s-stub