Noah Anderson (born 17 February 2001) is a professional

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er playing for the

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in the

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(AFL).

Early life

Anderson was born in

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to mother Fiona and father Dean Anderson (two-time

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premiership player). Anderson participated in the Auskick program at Glenferrie in

Hawthorn, Victoria Hawthorn is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Boroondara local government area. Hawthorn recorded a population of 22,322 at the 2021 census. Glenferr ...

and played junior football for the Hawthorn Citizens Junior Football Club in the Yarra Junior Football League at a young age and made his first representative side when he was chosen to represent the under-12 Victorian state team. He attended

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with future Gold Coast teammate Matthew Rowell throughout their teenage years. As Anderson progressed through the junior ranks, he was given an opportunity to debut in the

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for the

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at 16 years of age. In 2019, he was named in the under-18

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for his impressive performances in the

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and played a pivotal role in Oakleigh's NAB League premiership season.

AFL career

Anderson was recruited by the

with the 2nd pick in the

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, alongside best friend Matthew Rowell, who was also drafted by the Suns with the number 1 pick. Anderson made his AFL debut against

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in round 1 of the

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. Round 17 of the

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saw Anderson kick a goal after the siren to win the game against .

Statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Noah 2001 births Living people Gold Coast Football Club players Oakleigh Chargers players Australian rules footballers from Melbourne People educated at Carey Baptist Grammar School People from the City of Boroondara