Career
A ruckman, Aanensen started his career with Portuguese Melbourne in 1970. He was picked up by South Melbourne in the VFL for the 1973 season and went on to play 40 games for the club before returning to Portuguese Melbourne without a clearance. He played a total of 129 for Portuguese Melbourne in his two stints at the club
In 2003 he was chosen as the second ruckman in Portuguese"s official "Team of the Century".