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Key Facts

Full name
Bruce Anderson

Known as
Bruce Anderson

Born
20 February 1907

Died
31 August 1965 (aged 58)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 24y 85d
Last game: 30y 126d

Height and weight
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 83 kg

Senior clubs
Essendon; Yarraville

Jumper numbers
Essendon: 16

Bruce Anderson

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
EssendonV/AFL1931-19379710.0139%17.25—6.0030
YarravilleVFA1938-1939————————
Total1931-19399710.01—————

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 3,795th player to appear, 2,550th most games played, 8,936th most goals kickedEssendon: 427th player to appear, 183rd most games played, 793rd most goals kicked

Essendon’s Bruce Anderson was an outstanding half back flanker or centre half back who was a regular Big V representative. Between 1931 and 1937 he played 97 VFL games for the Dons whilst registering just a single goal. He spent the 1938 and 1939 seasons captain-coaching Yarraville in the VFA with minimal success.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers by Russell Holmesby & Jim Main; Wikipedia article; Those Magnificent Men 1897-1987 by Michael Maplestone

Footnotes

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