Anthony Franchina (born 11 October 1977) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Debuting in 1997, Franchina became a regular first-team midfielder at the Carlton Football Club. He was originally from Newlands-Coburg. In 2003 he found himself dropped from the team on a few occasions, and in 2004 the final straw came for him, when he was delisted without playing a game for the year. He had the most tackles for Carlton in 2002, 72.