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Frank Anderson (footballer, born 1916)

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Not to be confused with Frank Anderson (footballer, born 1913). Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Frank Anderson
Personal information
Full name Francis Patrick Anderson
Date of birth (1916-05-02)2 May 1916
Place of birth Corowa, New South Wales
Date of death 29 January 1971(1971-01-29) (aged 54)
Place of death Fitzroy, Victoria
Original team(s) Balldale, Camberwell
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1938–1941, 1946 Camberwell 73 (?)
1942, 1944 North Melbourne 8 (5)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1944.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Francis Patrick Anderson (2 May 1916 – 29 January 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Anderson won the Balldale FC best and fairest award in 1935 and again in 1937 too.

Anderson made his VFL senior football debut for North Melbourne against Footscray on Saturday, 27 June 1942, round eight after getting a transfer from the Camberwell Football Club. Anderson played seven games in 1942, then played one game against Collingwood in round twelve, 1944, when he was on leave from active service.

Anderson was a member of Camberwell's losing 1946 grand final team that lost to Sandringham.

Anderson was the younger brother of former St.Kilda and West Perth footballer, Jack Anderson.

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "1935 - Balldale FC - Best & Fairest Award". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. NSW. 27 September 1935. p. 44. Retrieved 6 November 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  3. "1937 - Balldale FC - Best & Fairest Award". The Corowa Free Press. NSW. 27 August 1937. p. 3. Retrieved 6 November 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  4. "1942 - North Melbourne FC List". The Argus. 8 May 1942. p. 6. Retrieved 6 November 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  5. "1942 - North Melbourne v Footscray". Sporting Globe. 27 June 1942. p. 3. Retrieved 6 November 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  6. "1942 - VFL Transfers List". The Argus. 25 June 1942. p. 6. Retrieved 6 November 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  7. "1944 - Anderson returns from leave". Sporting Globe. Melbourne, Vic. 26 July 1944. p. 13. Retrieved 6 November 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.
  8. "1946 - VFA Grand Final line up". The Herald. 4 October 1946. p. 19 – via Trove Newspapers.
  9. "1946 - Sandringham get home by 7 points". The Herald. 5 October 1946. p. 22 – via Trove Newspapers.
  10. "1935 - Another Anderson". The Daily News. Perth. 3 October 1935. p. 10. Retrieved 6 November 2020 – via Trove Newspapers.

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