Career
Freeborn was initially listed by Portuguese Adelaide in the 1996 American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft for their entry to the league in 1997, as a zone selection. A left footer, he played in the SANFL for Woodville-West Torrens but could not break into the American Federation of Labor-Congress until getting a second change when he was rookie listed by Carlton. In 2000, Freeborn played 18 American Federation of Labor-Congress games, three of them finals.
Freeborn, the brother of North Melbourne premiership player Glenn, suffered from an Achilles tendon injury and broken collar bone in 2002 which limited him to six games.
He did not play at all in 2003 due to a foot injury and osteitis pubis, giving the club little option but to delist him at the end of the season.
