Robert Anderson (Australian rules footballer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Australian football player
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Place of Birth: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
About Robert Anderson (Australian rules footballer)
- Robert Anderson (born 19 August 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer.
- He played with Footscray, now known as the Western Bulldogs, in a variety of positions, but mostly on the wing and flanks.
- He was born and raised in Canberra and was recruited form local club Queanbeyan.
- He joined the Bulldogs at the start of 1980, Royce Hart's first year as coach.
- This was a tumultuous period for the club during which Hart delisted a number of players for not reaching the requisite fitness level, including Brian Wilson who went on and win a Brownlow Medal with Melbourne.
- Anderson returned to Queanbeyan at the end of his first season, mainly because of injury, but was enticed back to the Bulldogs three years later for another two-year stint. After retiring at a relatively early age from VFL football, he returned to the Queanbeyan Tigers and with his long raking left foot, was a key player in no less than four premierships from 1985 to 1994.
- His playing measurements were 178 cm and 78 kg.
- He played 16 games in three full seasons with the Bulldogs, the low number representing inconsistent form and persistent injury problems.
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