Ben Anderson (rugby league)

Ben Anderson (born 3 February 1978), is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, and coached in the 2000s. He played for the Melbourne Storm from 1998-99. He is the son of Chris Anderson.[1]

Ben Anderson
Personal information
Born (1978-02-03) 3 February 1978
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight83 kg (13 st 1 lb)
PositionFive-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1998–99 Melbourne Storm 17 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]

Early life

Anderson played junior rugby league for Chipping Norton Kangaroos and was educated at De LaSalle Bankstown.[2]

Anderson played under 19s for Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in 1997, before signing a two year contract with Melbourne.[3]

Playing career

He made his NRL in round 4 of the 1998 NRL season, starting from the interchange in Melbourne Storm's first game at Olympic Park,[4] one of four appearances for the season. He spent most of the 1998 season playing with Melbourne's feeder team Norths Devils, before requiring a knee reconstruction.[2]

Anderson played a further 13 games starting at five-eighth in the 1999 NRL season, before being sensationally dropped by his father Chris Anderson following Melbourne's defeat in the qualifying final against St. George Illawarra Dragons.[5] This was to be his final game for Melbourne as he was released by the club in October 1999.[6]

Anderson coached Moranbah in Mackay and the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the Queensland Cup. While coaching Moranbah, Anderson recommended Ben Barba to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs who subsequently signed him.[7]

References
  1. Ben Anderson rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. "Ben Anderson Profile". melbournestorm.com.au. Archived from the original on 9 November 1999. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  3. "Storm players (1998)". melbournestorm.com.au. Archived from the original on 28 January 1999. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. "NRL 1998 - Round 4". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. Middleton, David. Rugby League 2000. Sydney: Harper Sports. ISBN 0732265576.
  6. Mascord, Steve (20 October 1999). "Anderson's son told by Storm to look elsewhere". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, New South Wales: Fairfax Digital. p. 47.
  7. Barba was almost sent to Storm smh.com.au, 25 September 2015
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