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Key Facts

Full name
Colin Anderson

Known as
Colin Anderson

Born
31 August 1951 (age 72)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 277d
Last game: 20y 286d

Height and weight
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 81 kg

Senior clubs
Melbourne; Glenelg

Jumper numbers
Melbourne: 26

Recruited from
Melbourne (1973)

Colin Anderson

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
MelbourneV/AFL1972200.0050%8.500.501.000
GlenelgSANFL1973-198190981.09—————
Total1972-198192981.07—————

AFL: 8,478th player to appear, 11,808th most games played, 12,451st most goals kickedMelbourne: 910th player to appear, 1,206th most games played, 1,302nd most goals kicked

After struggling to establish himself at Melbourne, where he only played twice for the seniors in 1972, Colin Anderson went on to carve out a respectable career for himself at Glenelg, playing 90 SANFL games and scoring 93 goals from 1973 to 1981. A pacy on-baller and forward, away from football he enjoyed some success as a professional sprinter, including a victory in the 1975 Bendigo 2000 Race.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Crème de la Crème

Footnotes

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