David Fanning (footballer)

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**David Fanning**
Personal information

Birth	July 20, 1984 (1984-07-20) (age 23), Victoria
Recruited from	Aberfeldie
Height and weight	204 cm / 97 kg
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 1, March 28, 2005, Collingwood vs. Western Bulldogs, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Team(s)	Collingwood (2005-2006) 14 Games, 4 Goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2006 season
Career highlights

David Fanning (born July 20, 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^[1], Fanning was placed onto the Collingwood rookie list in 2004 as a project player. At 204cm in height, he was a slow moving ruckman who spent most off 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. 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.