About Tony Free
Born 1969. Tony Free is an australian rules football player.
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).
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. 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.
In 2019, Free was inducted into the Richmond 'Hall of Fame'.
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Australian rules footballer and coach
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Tony Free was born on 27 June 1969.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Tony Free. https://biography.guide/tony-free/
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