# Vic Anderson

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{{Short description|Australian rugby league player}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
| name                = Vic Anderson
| image               = 
| fullname            =
| birth_date          = {{birth date|1886|05|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place         =
| death_date          = {{death date and age|1970|05|10|1886|05|30|df=yes}}
| death_place         =
| position            = Forward
|teamA              = [Queensland](/source/Queensland_rugby_league_team)
|yearAstart         = 1908
|yearAend           = 11
|appearancesA       = 19
|triesA             = 1
|goalsA             = 0
|fieldgoalsA        = 0
|pointsA            = 3
|teamB              = [Australia](/source/Australia_national_rugby_league_team)
|yearBstart         = 1909
|yearBend           =
|appearancesB       = 2
|triesB             = 0
|goalsB             = 0
|fieldgoalsB        = 0
|pointsB            = 0
}}
'''Vic Anderson''' (30 May 1886 – 10 May 1970) was an Australian [rugby league](/source/rugby_league) player.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article202392868 |title=Saturday's Football. |newspaper=[Truth](/source/Truth_(Brisbane_newspaper)) |date=20 June 1909 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

A strongly built forward, Anderson was part of a heavy Souths pack which contested the inaugural season of the [Queensland Rugby League](/source/Queensland_Rugby_League) in 1909. He came to Souths from [rugby union](/source/rugby_union).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article84135548 |title=Football Notes |newspaper=[Queensland Figaro](/source/Queensland_Figaro) |date=20 May 1909 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

Anderson was Australia's hooker for the second of three home internationals against [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand_national_rugby_league_team) in 1909 and in the same year also appeared against a touring New Zealand Maori team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rugby league history: The all-time great alphabet teams – Letter A |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/2019/02/24/rugby-league-history-the-all-time-great-alphabet-teams-letter-a/ |website=[The Roar](/source/The_Roar_(website)) |date=23 February 2019}}</ref>

==See also==
*[List of Australia national rugby league team players](/source/List_of_Australia_national_rugby_league_team_players)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/vic-anderson/summary.html Vic Anderson] at Rugby League Project

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Category:1886 births
Category:1970 deaths
Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Australia national rugby league team players
Category:Queensland rugby league team players
Category:Souths Logan Magpies players
Category:Rugby league forwards

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