David Fanning (born 20 July 1984) is an Australian rules footballer and former basketball player.
Former NBL basketballer with the Cairns Taipans,[1] Fanning was placed onto the Collingwood rookie list in 2004 as a project player.
At 204 cm in height, he was a fast moving ruckman who spent most of the season on the sidelines, needing a knee reconstruction, but 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 kicking 12 goals in round 4.
In 2006 he improved his ability skill wise, however he could not perform at the top level when required, playing only one senior game for the year.