Gordon Anderson (footballer) explained

Gordon Anderson
Fullname:Gordon Anderson
Birth Date:16 September 1924
Birth Place:Coburg, Victoria
Death Place:Surrey Hills, Victoria
Originalteam:Blackburn
Height:185 cm
Weight:83 kg
Statsend:1951
Years1:1947–1951
Club1:Hawthorn
Games Goals1:59 (70)

Gordon Anderson (16 September 1924 – 19 June 1965)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Anderson was a follower and forward, secured by Hawthorn from Blackburn.[2] He had served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.[3]

Anderson was Hawthorn's leading goal-kicker in the 1950 VFL season, with 21 goals, two clear from full-forward Albert Prior, who had played only seven games.[4] [5]

Anderson left Hawthorn in 1952, to coach Surrey Hills.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gordon Anderson - Player Bio. Australian Football. 20 November 2014.
  2. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. Web site: WW2 Nominal Roll. Government of Australia.
  4. Book: Lovett, Michael. AFL 2004 – The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. 2004. 0-9580300-5-7.
  5. Web site: AFL Tables: Gordon Anderson . afltables.com.
  6. The Argus,"Hawthorn", 23 March 1953, p. 12