Anthony Franchina

Infobox afl player


firstname = Anthony
lastname = Franchina


| birthdate = Birth date and age|df=yes|1977|10|11
birthplace =
originalteam = Calder U18 (TAC Cup)
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = Round 20, 16 August 1997
debutteam = Carlton
debutopponent = Geelong
debutstadium = Kardinia Park
playingteams = Carlton (1997–2004) 105 games, 26 goals
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 2005
careerhighlights =

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,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.

External links

*Carlplayer|ref=13144
*AflRleague|ref=A/Anthony_Franchina.html