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Key Facts

Full name
Stuart Anderson

Known as
Stuart Anderson

Born
27 June 1974 (age 50)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 307d
Last game: 24y 8d

Height and weight
Height: 181 cm
Weight: 83 kg

Senior clubs
North Melbourne; Fremantle

Jumper numbers
North Melbourne: 5
Fremantle: 6

Recruited from
North Melbourne (1998)

Stuart Anderson

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
North MelbourneAFL1994-199761200.3369%7.615.052.032
FremantleAFL1998930.3333%6.894.563.330
AFL1994-199870230.3364%7.514.992.202
Total1994-199870230.3364%7.514.992.202

AFL: 10,497th player to appear, 3,434th most games played, 3,501st most goals kickedNorth Melbourne: 834th player to appear, 230th most games played, 257th most goals kickedFremantle: 62nd player to appear, 197th most games played, 176th most goals kicked

After a comparatively slow start to his AFL career with North Melbourne Stuart Anderson developed into a fine wingman, half back and half forward, hitting his peak in a 1996 season which culminated in the Kangas claiming the premiership. On grand final day Anderson himself had a quiet game by his standards, but the fact that he contributed to a conclusive triumph over Sydney can nevertheless be looked back on as the crowning achievement of his career.

In 1997, after 61 games and 20 goals for North, Anderson was traded to Fremantle, in direct exchange for Winston Abraham, but it would seem reasonable to infer that he found it difficult to settle in the west. In any case, he managed just nine games and three goals in 1998 whilst also playing briefly for Peel Thunder (eight games) and South Fremantle (one game), before heading home to Melbourne.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Crème de la Crème

Footnotes

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