Graeme Anderson (footballer, born 1953)

For the former Carlton player, see Graeme Anderson (footballer, born 1939).

Graeme Anderson
Personal information
Date of birth (1953-01-05) 5 January 1953 (age 71)
Original team(s) Port Melbourne (VFA)
Debut Round 9, 1975, Collingwood vs. Hawthorn, at Princes Park
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1975–1980 Collingwood 71 (91)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2005.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Graeme R. Anderson (born 5 January 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Recruited from Victorian Football Association (VFA) club Port Melbourne, Anderson was a tough forward who would occasionally play in the midfield as a ruck-rover.[1]

Anderson missed the 1978 season after playing in both 1977 Grand Finals against North Melbourne. He played in the 1979 Grand Final against Carlton.

At the end of the 1980 season, Anderson's tenure with The Magpies ended, and after 71 VFL games, he returned to the Port Melbourne Football Club the following year.[1]

Anderson's father (Claude Anderson), brother (Syd Anderson), and uncle (Syd Anderson) all played in the VFL.[2]

  1. ^ a b c Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2003). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (5th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 13. ISBN 1-74095-032-1.
  2. ^ Hillier, K. (2004) Like Father Like Son, Pennon Publishing, Melbourne. ISBN 1-877029-73-4.