Career
Flanigan came to Geelong from the Victorian town of Katamatite and during the early 1980s acted as their back up ruckman. He got more regular game time in 1985, the same year he was named in Victoria"s interstate team In 1989 Flanigan appeared in the VFL Grand Final, coming off the bench in the loss to Hawthorn.
He finished his career with a season at Street Kila in 1992.
Flanigan is currently the American Federation of Labor-Congress Victoria female football manager.