Robert Anderson (born 19 August 1959) is a former

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er. 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

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. He joined the Bulldogs at the start of 1980,

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'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

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who went on and win a

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with

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. 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 seasons with the Bulldogs.

References

* Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2002) ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers'', Crown Content, Melbourne. {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Robert 1959 births Living people Western Bulldogs players Queanbeyan Football Club players Australian rules footballers from New South Wales Sportspeople from Canberra