Grant Anderson (rugby league, born 1999)
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| Born | 30 October 1999 Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre, Five-eighth, Halfback | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 30 August 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Grant Anderson (born 30 October 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Early life
[edit]Anderson was born in Fremantle, Western Australia and he grew up in Belmont, New South Wales. He was educated at Hunter Sports High School, Newcastle.
Grant played junior rugby league for the Central Charlestown Butcher Boys and Valentine-Eleebana Red Devils before signing with Newcastle Knights.[2]
Playing career
[edit]Early career
[edit]After playing junior representatives for Newcastle Knights,[3] Anderson played for the Northern Pride during the 2021 Queensland Cup season, scoring nine tries in 15 appearances.[4] He transferred to Sunshine Coast Falcons ahead of the 2022 Queensland Cup season, after spending the preseason with Melbourne Storm.
2022
[edit]In round 14 of the 2022 NRL season, Anderson made his club debut (cap 222) for the Melbourne Storm against the Sydney Roosters, as he replaced Xavier Coates who injured his ankle during the first game of State of Origin.[5] Anderson would make six appearances for Melbourne, with his two tries on debut the highlight.[6]
2023
[edit]In round 27 of the 2023 NRL season, Anderson scored two tries for Melbourne in their 32-22 victory over Brisbane.[7] Anderson played a total of six games for Melbourne as they finished third on the table.[8]
2024
[edit]In July 2024, Anderson extended his contract with the Melbourne Storm until the end of the 2025 season.[9][10]
Statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
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| 2022 |  Melbourne Storm
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6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 7 | 28 | |
| Totals | 22 | 11 | 44 |
References
[edit]- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Hamilton, Ethan (14 June 2022). "Neville Sparks on the scenes of emotion following Grant Anderson's Melbourne Storm debut". The Examiner. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ Pengilly, Adam (13 June 2022). "'One of the greatest days in my 97 years': Nev's delight at Storm rookie's debut". smh.com.au. Nine Media. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Official Hostplus Cup profile of Grant Anderson for Sunshine Coast Falcons". qrl.com.au. Queensland Rugby League. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Anderson becomes #222". www.melbournestorm.com.au.
- ^ "Grant Anderson: Season in Review". melbournestorm.com.au. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Storm hammer Broncos' NRL minor premiership hopes". www.espn.co.uk.
- ^ "NRL 2023: Melbourne Storm season review". www.sportingnews.com.
- ^ "Storm lock in duo". melbournestorm.com.au. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ Pryde, Scott (3 July 2024). "Storm confirm long contract for forward, single year extension for back". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 3 July 2024.