Australian rules footballer
| Graeme Anderson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Graeme Francis Anderson | ||
| Date of birth | (1939-04-06)6 April 1939 | ||
| Date of death | 7 November 2022(2022-11-07) (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Mornington, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Watchem-Corack | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1961–1968 | Carlton | 79 (0) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1968. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Graeme Francis Anderson (6 April 1939 – 7 November 2022) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s.
Anderson was the son of Carlton premiership winning player Frank Anderson. Like his father, Anderson played as a defender, mostly on the half back flanks or at full-back.
Anderson helped Carlton reach the 1962 VFL Grand Final by taking two important marks late in the preliminary final, which they won by just five points. In the Grand Final he played as a half back flanker and finished on the losing team.
After playing eight games in the 1968 home and away season, Anderson finished the year in the reserves and missed out on a Carlton premiership, secured with a grand final win over Essendon.
References
- "Anderson, Graeme Francis". Herald Sun.
- "Carlton was in his blood: A tribute to Graeme Anderson". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- The Age,"Doubt at Carlton Over Peter Barry", 14 June 1961, p. 9
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ AFL Tables: Graeme Anderson