Gary Frangalas Explained

Gary Frangalas
Birth Date:6 May 1963
Originalteam:Clayton
Height:183 cm
Weight:95 kg
Statsend:1989
Years1:1983–1985
Club1:Sydney Swans
Games Goals1:51 (30)
Years2:1986–1989
Club2:Richmond
Games Goals2:17 (2)
Games Goalstotal:68 (32)

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  2. Web site: Gary Frangalas. AFL Tables.
  3. News: Australian Football – Seven Swans have to fly north for winter. . . 29 November 1985. 24 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: The Sunday Sun. Melbourne. 38. Sam Kekovich. 31 March 1991. Dandy on the way to glory.
  5. News: Herald-Sun News-Pictorial. Melbourne. 82. Damian Barrett. 23 September 1991. Gutsy Redlegs survive the heat.
  6. Web site: COACHING ANNOUNCEMENT . sfnl.com.au . 1 June 2023.
  7. Web site: Greek Team of the Century named. Footystats. 10 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20130507043415/http://footystats.freeservers.com/Footystats/TOTC.html#September_6,_2004. 7 May 2013. dead.