Ben Anderson (rugby league)

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Ben Anderson
Personal information
Born (1978-02-03) 3 February 1978 (age 45)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight83 kg (13 st 1 lb)
Position Five-eighth
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1998–99 Melbourne Storm 171004
Source: [1]

Ben Anderson (born 3 February 1978) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and coached in the 2000s. He played for the Melbourne Storm from 1998 to 1999. He is the son of Chris Anderson. [1]

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Early life

Anderson played junior rugby league for Chipping Norton Kangaroos and was educated at De LaSalle Bankstown. [2]

In 1997, Anderson played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the under 19s before signing a two-year contract with Melbourne. [3]

Playing career

He made his NRL debut in round 4 of the 1998 NRL season, starting from the interchange in Melbourne Storm's first game at Olympic Park. [4] He made four appearances in total that season. However, he spent most of the 1998 season playing with Melbourne's feeder team, the Norths Devils, before requiring a knee reconstruction. [2]

In the 1999 NRL season, Anderson played a further 13 games, starting at five-eighth. However, he was dropped by his father Chris Anderson, who was the coach, following Melbourne's defeat in the qualifying final against the St. George Illawarra Dragons. [5] This turned out to be his final game for Melbourne as he was released by the club in October 1999. [6]

Anderson coached Moranbah in Mackay and the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the Queensland Cup. While coaching Moranbah, Anderson recommended Ben Barba to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs who subsequently signed him. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Ben Anderson rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. 1 2 "Ben Anderson Profile". melbournestorm.com.au. Archived from the original on 9 November 1999. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Storm players (1998)". melbournestorm.com.au. Archived from the original on 28 January 1999. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "NRL 1998 – Round 4". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. ↑ Middleton, David. Rugby League 2000. Sydney: Harper Sports. ISBN   0732265576.
  6. ↑ Mascord, Steve (20 October 1999). "Anderson's son told by Storm to look elsewhere". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales. p. 47.
  7. ↑ Barba was almost sent to Storm smh.com.au, 25 September 2015
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