Gary Frangalas

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Gary Frangalas
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-05-06) 6 May 1963 (age 60)
Original team(s) Clayton
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 95 kg (209 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1983–1985 Sydney Swans 51 (30)
1986–1989 Richmond 17 (2)
Total68 (32)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1989.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gary Frangalas (born 6 May 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Frangalas, a Clayton recruit, played mostly across half back and half forward. [1] He played with Sydney for three league seasons and didn't miss a single game in 1985. [2] Based in Melbourne during that time, he was one of the Swans players requested by club management to make the move to Sydney for the 1986 season, but he instead joined Richmond, a club he had supported growing up. [1] [3] During his time at Richmond he struggled with injuries, including a torn knee cartilage. [1]

Frangalas joined Victorian Football Association club Dandenong in 1991. [4] He played a part in the team's premiership winning season, but was a late withdrawal from the Grand Final itself due to a shoulder injury. [5]

He then coached for several seasons in the mid-1990s, before taking a break and then returning to coach with the Hallam Hawks in the Southern Football League in 2015. [6]

Frangalas is of Greek descent and is married to wife Sharyn. The couple have three children, Chloe, Amy, and Sam. [7]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Gary Frangalas". AFL Tables.
  3. ↑ "Australian Football – Seven Swans have to fly north for winter". The Canberra Times . 29 November 1985. p. 24 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ Sam Kekovich (31 March 1991). "Dandy on the way to glory". The Sunday Sun. Melbourne. p. 38.
  5. ↑ Damian Barrett (23 September 1991). "Gutsy Redlegs survive the heat". Herald-Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne. p. 82.
  6. ↑ "COACHING ANNOUNCEMENT". sfnl.com.au. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "Greek Team of the Century named". Footystats. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
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