Height/Weight 204 cm / 97 kg Original team Aberfeldie Name David Fanning | 2005–2006 Collingwood Years Club | |
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Date of birth (1984-07-20) 20 July 1984 (age 31) Debut Round 1, 28 March 2005, Collingwood
v. Western Bulldogs, at Melbourne Cricket Ground Role Australian Rules Footballer | ||
David Fanning (born 20 July 1984) is an Australian rules footballer and former basketball player. He is currently with the Port Melbourne Football Club of the Victorian Football League.
Former NBL basketballer with the Cairns Taipans, Fanning was placed onto the Collingwood rookie list in 2004 as a project player. At 204 cm in height, he was a slow moving ruckman who spent most of the season on the sidelines, needing a knee reconstruction, but surprisingly was retained on the rookie list for 2005, and with injuries to Guy Richards he was immediately promoted and played Round 1. He was omitted the next week but returned later on in the season and showed improvement each match he played. Among many highlights David had in the season of 2005, the one that stands out was when he accidentally kicked the ball backwards whilst attempting a forward kick and miraculously hitting the target. David progressed as if he had purposely kicked this ball in a backwards direction. He adapted to the game, ending up playing 13 games in his debut season and was then elevated to the senior list for 2006.
In 2006 he improved his ability skill wise, however he couldn't perform at the top level when required, playing only one senior game for the year. He was delisted at the end of the season with other talls.