Allan Anderson
Fitzroy
AFL career
4 games0 goals
- Debut
- R3 1963 v STK4 May 1963
- Most recent
- R7 1963 v RCH1 June 1963
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Yea in country Victoria, Allan Anderson was a pacy mid-sized utility who arrived at Fitzroy as a teenager. He broke into the senior side for four games during the 1963 season, wearing the number 38 guernsey, but found it difficult to retain his place in the Lions' lineup. A noted speedster with genuine outside run, Anderson was also a professional sprinter who competed in the famous Stawell Gift, a trait that defined his athletic profile. After departing the VFL, he extended his career in the VFA, playing a single season with Williamstown in 1966.
Profile
- Full name
- Allan T. Anderson
- Born
- 04 Feb 1944
- Died
- 02 Nov 2013 (aged 69y 271d)
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 73 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Yea in country Victoria, Allan Anderson was a pacy mid-sized utility who arrived at Fitzroy as a teenager. He broke into the senior side for four games during the 1963 season, wearing the number 38 guernsey, but found it difficult to retain his place in the Lions' lineup. A noted speedster with genuine outside run, Anderson was also a professional sprinter who competed in the famous Stawell Gift, a trait that defined his athletic profile. After departing the VFL, he extended his career in the VFA, playing a single season with Williamstown in 1966.