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  • Syd Anderson
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  • Sydney Louis Anderson (3 January 1918 – 20 May 1944) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). A wingman, Anderson was a premiership player in every one of his three VFL seasons. Anderson enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in 1941, reaching the rank of Flying Officer. He was killed in action in 1944.
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careerhighlights
  • *Triple premiership player, 1939–41 *Melbourne's Most Improved Player, 1940 *Melbourne's Most Consistent Player, 1941
Birth Date
  • 1918-01-03
originalteam
  • South Port
death place
  • Wewak, New Guinea
statsend
  • 1941
Name
  • Syd Anderson
games(goals)
  • 52
Caption
  • Anderson with other members of his RAAF squadron
clubs
death date
  • 1944-05-20
Years
  • 1939
guernsey
  • 36
Fullname
  • Sydney Louis Anderson
heightweight
  • 183
Position
  • Wing
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  • Sydney Louis Anderson (3 January 1918 – 20 May 1944) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). A wingman, Anderson was a premiership player in every one of his three VFL seasons. Anderson enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in 1941, reaching the rank of Flying Officer. He was killed in action in 1944.