Scott Anderson (born 8 January 1986) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000 and 2010s. He played for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats of the Super League. A prop, he previously played for the Melbourne Storm. He also played for the Brisbane Broncos.
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| Full name | Scott Anderson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 January 1986[1] Nambour, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editMelbourne Storm
editAnderson played from the interchange bench in Melbourne's 2008 NRL Grand Final loss to Manly.[4] The following season he played in the 2009 NRL Grand Final victory over the Parramatta Eels, again from the bench. This premiership was later stripped in 2010 due to the club's multiple and deliberate breaches of the salary cap.[5][6]
Brisbane Broncos
editOn 12 November 2009 it was announced he had signed with the Brisbane Broncos on a two-year deal.[7]
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
editAnderson signed with the Wildcats in 2013, joining the club for the 2014 season, originally on a one-year contract.[8]
He retired from rugby league at the end of the 2016 season.[9][10]
Statistics
edit| Season | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
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| 2007 |  Melbourne Storm
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 |  Brisbane Broncos
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17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 |  Wakefield Trinity
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21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals: | 132 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Scott Anderson Wakefield Wildcats". superleague.co.uk. Rugby Football League. 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ "Grand final: As it happened". Fox Sports. 5 October 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
- ^ "2009 NRL Grand Final". National Rugby League. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009.
- ^ "'They are ours': Why Cameron Smith will always recognise Storm's stripped premierships". Fox Sports.
- ^ "Anderson heads north to Broncos". Fox Sports. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ "Bronco Scott Anderson joins Wakefield". sbs.com.au. Special Broadcasting Service. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Scott Anderson: Wakefield Wildcats prop announces retirement". BBC Sport. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "St Helens v Wakefield Trinity: Scott Anderson keen to end Trinity spell on a high". The Yorkshire Post. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
External links
edit- Scott Anderson at the Brisbane Broncos official website