Graeme Anderson (footballer, born 1939)

For the former Collingwood player, see Graeme Anderson (footballer, born 1953).

Graeme Anderson
Personal information
Full name Graeme Francis Anderson[1]
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 career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1961–1968 Carlton 79 (0)
1 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.[2]

Anderson was the son of Carlton premiership winning player Frank Anderson.[3] 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.[4] In the Grand Final he played as a half back flanker and finished on the losing team.[5]

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.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Anderson, Graeme Francis". Herald Sun.
  2. ^ "Carlton was in his blood: A tribute to Graeme Anderson". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  3. ^ The Age,"Doubt at Carlton Over Peter Barry", 14 June 1961, p. 9
  4. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  5. ^ a b AFL Tables: Graeme Anderson