Tony Free

Tony Free
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-06-27) 27 June 1969
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
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] He 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

  1. ^ "Tony Free". Fan Footy. Paul Montgomery. 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Tony Free". Australian Football. The Slattery Media. 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  3. ^ "The Board". Richmond Football Club. Telstra Media. 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  4. ^ 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


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