Background
Anderson is the son of Carlton premiership winning player Frank Anderson.
Anderson is the son of Carlton premiership winning player Frank Anderson.
Like his father, Anderson played as a defender, mostly on the half back flanks or at full-back. In the Grand Final he played as a half back flanker and finished on the losing team
He helped Carlton reach the 1962 VFL Grand Final by taking two important marks late in the preliminary final, which they won by just five points. After playing eight games in the 1968 home and away season, Anderson finished the year in the reserves and missed out on a Carlton premiership, secured with a grand final win over Essendon.