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Milham Hanna (born 5 April 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer best known for his playing career with the Carlton Football Club in the 1980s and 1990s.

Nicknamed The Cranium (after his cleanly shaven head, due to alopecia) or simply Mil for short, Hanna is distinguished as having been the first Lebanese-born player in the history of the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL). and the only AFL player of Lebanese descent until the debut of Bachar Houli in 2007.

Hanna grew up in the inner-northern suburbs of Melbourne, where he played his junior football in Brunswick East. He was educated at East Brunswick High and Strathmore Secondary College.

He was known in the VFL/AFL for his athletic physique and fast pace playing as a tall running wingman.

Hanna made his senior playing debut in 1986, but ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament during his first game. Following almost a year of rehabilitation, he enjoyed a largely injury-free career with Carlton.

Hanna played in two AFL Grand Finals for Carlton: in the 1993 losing side and Carlton's premiership-winning team in 1995. He was selected as a member of the All-Australian team in 1992.

After being delisted by Carlton, he trained with Richmond, but was unable to be drafted by them due to Richmond being banned from participating in the 1998 pre-season draft due to them exceeding the salary cap in 1997.

Hanna was inducted into Carlton's Hall of Fame in 2016.

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References

1. "OUR HISTORY: Mil Hanna". Carlton FC. 10 May 2013.
2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2003). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (5th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 291. ISBN 1-74095-032-1.
3. Paula Hunt; Glenn Manton (1 January 2006). Mongrel Punts and Hard Ball Gets: An A-Z of Footy Speak. Red Dog Books. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-921167-28-7. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
4. Garry Chapman (June 2007). The Lebanese in Australia. Macmillan Education Australia. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-4202-0893-1. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
5. "Mil". Humans of Hampton. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
6. "1998 review". Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
7. Collins, Ben (16 April 2016). "Blue note night as Carlton names greats". AFL.com.au.
8. Mil Hanna's player profile at AFL Tables

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