Frank Marchesani (born 2 February 1960) is a former
Australian rules football
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er who played with
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and
Carlton
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in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
After having a promising start in his first season at Fitzroy, he sought clearance to be transferred to Carlton. The move was said to be motivated by financial gain, however Marchesani has since denied this claim.
In his first season, he failed to live up to expectation – this was only compounded by the fact that his move to Carlton included the popular
Peter Francis being traded in return. Marchesani planned to retire after the 1985 season due to injury problems, however he was enticed by
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
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*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
*Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
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*Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League
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to continue playing the following season. This new chance was to prove unsuccessful, with another injury ending his career before he was able to play a single senior game at Essendon.
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External links
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Frank Marchesani's profileat Blueseum
1960 births
Carlton Football Club players
Fitzroy Football Club players
Living people
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
People educated at Marcellin College, Bulleen
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