Frank Marchesani

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Frank Marchesani
Personal information
Full name Frank Marchesani
Date of birth (1960-02-02) 2 February 1960 (age 62)
Original team(s) Marcellin College
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Wing
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1980 Fitzroy 16 (17)
1981–1985 Carlton 36 (26)
1986 Essendon 0 (0)
Total52 (43)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1986.
Career highlights
  • Recruit of the Year, 1980
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Frank Marchesani (born 2 February 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1] 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. [1] 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 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.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 520. ISBN   978-1-921496-00-4.


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