fullname heightweight years clubs article_title statsend originalteam birth_date draftpick name
carl dilena 179 ; kg & nbsp ; cm / 76 & nbsp 1989 '' ' -- 1990 1991 -- 1992 '' ` total fitzroy north melbourne carl dilena
 1992 sturt 17 march 1967 3rd , 1988 vfl draft carl dilena
carl dilena

carl dilena -lrb- born 17 march 1967 -rrb- is a former australian rules footballer who played with fitzroy and north melbourne in the victorian/australian football league -lrb- vfl/afl -rrb- .
dilena started his career at sturt and was involved in a controversial incident late in the 1988 season when he was knocked unconscious from a charge by russell johnston .
the port adelaide captain was suspended for five weeks and as a result missed out on playing in their premiership winning team .
he was selected by fitzroy with the club 's first pick , and third overall , in the 1988 vfl draft .
after appearing in the first seven rounds of the 1989 season , he played just four more games for the rest of the year and another 12 in 1990 .
north melbourne then secured dilena in the 1991 pre-season draft , with pick 15 .
he performed well initially and in just is second game for his new club , against adelaide , was influential with 39 disposals , with the next best north melbourne player having just 20 disposals .
in 1992 , his final season , he played just twice , but put in another good effort against adelaide when he kicked a career high four goals .
