Tony Free

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{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Tony Free

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1969|6|27}}

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| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = Lalbert Football Club

| height = 178 cm

| weight = 79 kg

| position =

| statsend = 1996

| years1 = 1987–1996

| club1 = Richmond

| games_goals1 = 133 (46)

| careerhighlights = * Richmond: Captain 1994-1996

• Richmond Best and Fairest: 1989, 1993
• Interstate Games: 2
• Richmond Life Member: 2013
• Richmond Hall of Fame: 2019

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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).{{cite web |url=http://www.fanfooty.com.au/players/profile.php?firstname=Tony&surname=Free |title=Tony Free |date=2013 |website=Fan Footy |publisher=Paul Montgomery |accessdate=20 December 2013}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://australianfootball.com/players/player/tony+free/12398 |title=Tony Free |date=2013 |website=Australian Football |publisher=The Slattery Media |accessdate=20 December 2013}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.richmondfc.com.au/club/the-board8 |title=The Board |date=2013 |website=Richmond Football Club|publisher=Telstra Media |accessdate=20 December 2013}}

In 2019, Free was inducted into the Richmond 'Hall of Fame'.{{cite web |last1=Greenberg |first1=Tony |title=Tony Free enters Hall of Fame |url=https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2019-03-15/free-enters-hall-of-fame |website=RFC Official Site |publisher=Australian Football League |accessdate=9 June 2019 |date=15 March 2019}}