20 Facts About Andrew Carrazzo

Andrew Carrazzo was born on 15 December 1983 and is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Andrew Carrazzo played with Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup competition, finishing his final season runner up in the Morrish Medal for best player in the competition in 2001, as well as winning All-Australian honours in the national under-18 carnival.

Andrew Carrazzo was initially selected as a rookie by Geelong in 2002.

Andrew Carrazzo spent two seasons on the rookie list at Geelong, winning the Geelong VFL team's best and fairest award in 2003, but never breaking into the Geelong senior list.

Andrew Carrazzo was again rookie listed in 2004, this time by Carlton.

Andrew Carrazzo was the last Carlton player to make his AFL debut at the club's traditional home ground at Princes Park.

Andrew Carrazzo had a break-out season in 2007, playing as the main ball-winner in a midfield which lacked experience following a season-ending injury to established follower Nick Stevens, and he won the 2007 John Nicholls Medal as Carlton's best and fairest, beating Heath Scotland by 6 votes for the award.

In Round 7,2008 against the West Coast Eagles at Subiaco, Andrew Carrazzo picked up an AFL career high 42 disposals.

Andrew Carrazzo played the first 21 games of the season, before injury forced him out in Round 22 after 54 consecutive games.

Andrew Carrazzo played two games with the Northern Bullants to regain match fitness, and in the second amassed 55 disposals against Box Hill, before being returned to the AFL seniors for Round 5.

Andrew Carrazzo played primarily a primarily defensive midfield roles in 2009, as well as playing on medium-sized opposition half-back flankers.

Andrew Carrazzo played his 100th AFL game for Carlton in Round 1 of the 2010 season against Richmond, and was named acting captain for the first time in that game in the absence of Chris Judd, and served as a vice-captain for the next few years.

Andrew Carrazzo played all twenty-three games in 2010, and finished fifth in the club Best and Fairest.

Andrew Carrazzo was awarded life membership of the Carlton Football Club in December 2011.

Andrew Carrazzo attracted particular praise for a two-way shutdown role against Collingwood's Scott Pendlebury in Round 3,2012; but the following week his shoulder blade was broken in a strong driving tackle from behind by Essendon's Sam Lonergan, and he missed the next two months.

Andrew Carrazzo was limited to 39 of a possible 67 games in the final three years of his career, suffering from recurring calf injuries during that time, but he remained a consistent attacking tagger during that time.

Andrew Carrazzo retired at the end of the 2015 season after 194 games in twelve seasons at Carlton.

Andrew Carrazzo briefly pursued a career in umpiring through the AFL's player pathway program, umpiring at a suburban level in early 2016, but retired from that in June 2016 after continued trouble from his calf injuries.

Andrew Carrazzo is married to Yvette Wood, after proposing in 2008.

Andrew Carrazzo is often referred to, particularly amongst fans, by the nickname "Carrots", a deliberate mispronunciation of "Carrazz-".