Tony Free
Australian rules footballer
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | (1969-06-27) 27 June 1969 (age 54) | ||
| Original team(s) | Lalbert Football Club | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1987–1996 | Richmond | 133 (46) | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1996. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Tony Free (born 27 June 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL/AFL between 1987 and 1996 for the Richmond Football Club. He played one game in the 1987 season (wearing No. 49) and then became a regular player from 1988 (wearing No. 30).[1]
Free's career was cut short by a knee injury and he retired in 1996. His last game was against Geelong in round 5 of 1996.[2]
Free captained the club for three seasons from 1994 and was appointed a Director of the club in June 2008. In December 2013, he became a Life Member of the club.[3]
In 2019 Free was inducted into the Richmond 'Hall of Fame'.[4]
References
- ^ "Tony Free". Fan Footy. Paul Montgomery. 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ "Tony Free". Australian Football. The Slattery Media. 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ "The Board". Richmond Football Club. Telstra Media. 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ Greenberg, Tony (15 March 2019). "Tony Free enters Hall of Fame". RFC Official Site. Australian Football League. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
Publications
- Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996
External links
- Tony Free's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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Captains of the Richmond Football Club
- 1908: Pannam
- 1909: Condon
- 1909: Lawson
- 1910: Schmidt
- 1911: Incigneri
- 1912: Ohlson
- 1913: James
- 1914–1916: Thomas
- 1917: Maybury
- 1918: Hall
- 1919: Thomas
- 1920–1925: Minogue
- 1926: M. Morris
- 1927–1928: Geddes
- 1929: Lilburne
- 1930: Geddes
- 1931: Hunter
- 1932–1940: Bentley
- 1941–1949: Dyer
- 1950–1951: B. Morris
- 1952–1957: Rowe
- 1958–1959: Wright
- 1960–1962: Branton
- 1963–1966: Crowe
- 1967: Swift
- 1968–1971: Dean
- 1972–1975: Hart
- 1976–1977: Bourke
- 1978: Sheedy
- 1979: Bartlett
- 1980: Monteath
- 1981: Wood
- 1982: Cloke
- 1983–1984: Rowlings
- 1985–1987: Lee
- 1988–1992: Weightman
- 1993: Hogg
- 1994–1996: Free
- 1997–2000: Knights
- 2001–2004: Campbell
- 2005–2008: Johnson
- 2009–2012: Newman
- 2013–2021: Cotchin
- 2022–2023: Grimes/Nankervis
- 2024–: Nankervis
- 2020–: Brennan
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