Brett Anderson (rugby league) explained

Brett Anderson
Birth Date:8 September 1986
Birth Place:Innisfail, Queensland, Australia
Height:180cm (70inches)
Weight:95kg (209lb)
Club1:Parramatta Eels
Year1start:2004
Appearances1:3
Tries1:0
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:0
Year2start:2007
Appearances2:1
Tries2:1
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:4
Club3:Melbourne Storm
Year3start:2008
Year3end:09
Appearances3:8
Tries3:4
Goals3:0
Fieldgoals3:0
Points3:16
Yearastart:2008
Appearancesa:1
Triesa:1
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:4
Yearbstart:2011
Appearancesb:1
Triesb:0
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:0
Coachteama:Serbia
Coachyearastart:2018
Coachgamesa:1
Coachwinsa:1
Coachdrawsa:0
Coachlossesa:0
Updated:9 January 2024
Source:[1]

Brett Anderson (born 8 September 1986) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup. He plays on the and can operate as a . He previously played in the National Rugby League for Parramatta Eels, North Queensland Cowboys and Melbourne Storm.

Early life

Anderson was born in Innisfail, Queensland, Australia, and he was educated at Innisfail State High School, where he represented 2003 Australian Schoolboys.[2]

Playing career

Anderson made his first grade debut NRL for Parramatta in 2004. He later made one appearance for North Queensland in 2007. He then signed with Melbourne during the 2008, transferring from Cowboys feeder club Northern Pride.

He made his Melbourne debut in round 10 of the 2008 NRL season against St. George Illawarra. He scored tries in his last three appearances for Melbourne.

He also played 129 games for the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup, scoring 70 tries; and 10 games for the North Queensland Young Guns, scoring 7 tries. He was a member of the Northern Pride's 2010 Queensland Cup team, and captain of the 2014 Queensland Cup premiership team, scoring a try in the 2014 grand final. He came out of retirement to win the Pride's player of the year award in 2018.[3]

Anderson is not related to former Melbourne identities Ben, Chris or Scott.

Coaching

Anderson coached the Serbia team for one fixture on 20 October 2018 at the Makiš Stadium, Belgrade in a 24–20 victory over Spain, as part of the 2018 European Championship B.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Brett_Anderson/summary.html Rugby League Project
  2. Web site: SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League. 10 October 2008. SportingPulse. 31 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170131030043/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424. dead.
  3. Web site: Veteran Anderson the Pride of his club . 12 April 2022 . 18 October 2018.