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Key Facts

Full name
Jack Anderson

Known as
Jack Anderson

Born
29 October 1908

Died
25 May 1958 (aged 49)

Occupation
Fireman

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 23y 212d
Last game: 30y 196d

Height and weight
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 83 kg

Senior clubs
Richmond; North Melbourne

Jumper numbers
Richmond: 19
North Melbourne: 27

Recruited from
Traralgon (1932); Richmond (1935)

Jack Anderson

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
RichmondV/AFL1932-1933920.2278%2.00—0.200
North MelbourneV/AFL1935-193959100.1724%8.00—0.502
V/AFL1932-1933, 1935-193968120.1831%3.71—0.292
Total1932-1933, 1935-193968120.1831%3.71—0.292

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 3,926th player to appear, 3,496th most games played, 4,663rd most goals kickedRichmond: 333rd player to appear, 719th most games played, 690th most goals kickedNorth Melbourne: 194th player to appear, 239th most games played, 354th most goals kicked

Jack Anderson only played nine senior games for Richmond, but two of the matches were the grand finals of 1932 and 1933, for both of which he started on the bench. In the 1932 affair he helped seal the Tigers’ triumph over Carlton with a late goal, one of just two recorded during this phase of his career. The 1933 game ended in defeat at the hands of South Melbourne.

After playing only seconds football in 1934 Anderson was cleared to North Melbourne, where he proved himself a handy acquisition, playing 53 games and kicking nine goals from 1935 to 1939.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Crème de la Crème

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.