Jack Anderson (footballer, born 1909)

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Jack Anderson
Personal information
Date of birth(1909-03-03)3 March 1909
Date of death 29 June 1982(1982-06-29) (aged 73)
Original team(s) Balldale
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1931–33 St Kilda 42 (46)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1933.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jack Anderson (3 March 1909 – 29 June 1982) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

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Family

Jack was the older brother of North Melbourne player, Frank Anderson. [2]

Football

In 1930, Mr. Jack Anderson - Balldale FC, tied for the Peace Medal for the best and fairest player award in the Corowa & District Football Association with W. Hall of Howlong FC. [3]

Anderson made his debut for St.Kilda in round eight, 1931 against Footscray at the Junction Oval, eventually playing 42 games and kicking 46 goals between 1931 and 1933. He represented Victoria at the National Football Carnival in 1933. [4]

Anderson moved over to Western Australian and played with West Perth from 1934 to 1936, including their 1934 WAFL premiership [5] and 1935 WAFL premiership. [6]

In 1937, Anderson returned to Victoria and commenced training with St.Kilda again. [7] There were rumours that Melbourne were after him as well. [8] Anderson eventually moved to Bendigo as captain / coach of Eaglehawk in 1937. Anderson got them to the preliminary final, but they lost to South Bendigo. [9]

Anderson returned to Western Australia in 1938 [10] and played with West Perth again, who finished on the bottom of the ladder. [11] A "Cardinals" fairest and best award winner in 1934 he played 71 WAFL games and bagged 78 goals from 1934 to 1936 and in 1938. He also played interstate football for Western Australia in 1934, [12] 1935 [13] and 1936 [14] too.

The following year, Anderson played with the Railways Football Club in their 1939 Kalgoorlie Goldfields Football League premiership win. [15] Anderson was club captain of the Railways FC in 1940. [16]

Notes

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 21. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ↑ "1935 - Another Anderson". The Daily News . Perth, WA. 3 October 1935. p. 10. Retrieved 6 November 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "1930 - Corowa & DFA - Pearce Medal". Corowa Free Press. 2 September 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 30 October 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "1933 - Victorian State Team Photo". The Australasian . Melbourne, Vic. 12 August 1933. p. 28. Retrieved 6 November 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "1934 - WAFL Grand Final match review". The Sunday Times . Perth, WA. 14 October 1934. p. 6. Retrieved 6 November 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "1935 - WAFL Grand Final match review". The West Australian . Perth, WA. 14 October 1934. p. 19. Retrieved 6 November 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "1937 - Anderson leaving Perth". The Sporting Globe . Melbourne, Vic. 6 February 1937. p. 4. Retrieved 6 November 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "1937 - Anderson becomes a mystery". The Daily News . Perth. 27 March 1937. p. 2. Retrieved 5 November 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "1937 - Bendigo FL Grand Final match review". The Argus. 4 October 1937. p. 21. Retrieved 5 November 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "1938 - Anderson returns to West Perth". The Daily News . Perth, WA. 23 March 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 6 November 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "1938 - WAFL Final Ladder". The Sunday Times . Perth, WA. 11 September 1938. p. 8. Retrieved 6 November 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "1934 - Western Australian State Team". The West Australian . Perth, WA. 9 July 1934. p. 14. Retrieved 6 November 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  13. ↑ "1935 - WAFL State Squad". Westralian Worker . Perth, WA. 21 June 1935. p. 9. Retrieved 6 November 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  14. ↑ "1946 - WAFL State Squad". The West Australian . Perth, WA. 13 July 1936. p. 7. Retrieved 6 November 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  15. ↑ "1939 - Goldfields FL Grand Final match review". The Kalgoorlie Miner . 18 September 1939. p. 3. Retrieved 5 November 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  16. ↑ "1940 - Kalgoorlie v Railways Teams". The Kalgoorlie Miner . 29 April 1929. p. 3. Retrieved 6 November 2020– via National Library of Australia.

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