Francis Patrick Anderson (2 May 1916 – 29 January 1971) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with

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in the

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(VFL). Anderson won the

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FC best and fairest award in 1935 and again in 1937 too. Anderson made his VFL senior football debut for North Melbourne against Footscray on Saturday, 27 June 1942, round eight after getting a transfer from the Camberwell Football Club. Anderson played seven games in 1942, then played one game against Collingwood in round twelve, 1944, when he was on leave from active service. Anderson was a member of Camberwell's losing 1946 grand final team that lost to Sandringham. Anderson was the younger brother of former St.Kilda and West Perth footballer, Jack Anderson.

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* * 1916 births 1971 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) North Melbourne Football Club players Camberwell Football Club players Australian military personnel of World War II {{AFL-bio-1916-stub