Jed Anderson (born 2 February 1994) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the

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in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

Anderson was born in

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into a family of

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descent (

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) and moved to

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at the age of 12. His grandfather, Jim Anderson, is a member of the Northern Territory Team of the Century and an NTFL Hall of Fame inductee. Jed grew up playing junior football for the

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and played in the 2011 NEAFL premiership for the

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AFL career

Greater Western Sydney (2010)

Anderson was picked for the scholarship program in 2010. When he was 16, he moved to western Sydney to spend a season playing for GWS's

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team, while being educated at

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. He struggled to settle into his new school, got homesick and returned home mid-year. He was selected in the 2011 All-Australian under-18 team after an outstanding NAB AFL Under-18s championships.

Hawthorn (2013–15)

Anderson was pre-listed by Greater Western Sydney and traded to Hawthorn for 2008 premiership player

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. Anderson made his debut for the Hawks in round 1 of the

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against

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. He was the round 3

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nominee for 2013 following his performance against in which he kicked his first goal. After an injury layoff, he played for Hawthorn's

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, Box Hill, until his form saw his return to the Hawthorn line-up in round 22. He played as the substitute and kicked a vital goal against in both round 23 and the qualifying final. He was one of the better players in the Box Hill premiership team in the 2013 Grand Final. Anderson had a delayed start to 2014 pre-season after contracting pneumonia while on end of season leave in

. He had been wading at Howard Swamps, southeast of Darwin, in search of geese. He resumed training with the club in January. In the first game of the VFL season against Williamstown, Anderson hurt his shoulder that eventually was operated on and he was out for the rest of the season. Anderson who was contracted until the end of 2016 requested a trade for a chance to move to another club and get more opportunities for regular senior football. The small forward managed only four games for the 2015 season .

North Melbourne (2016–22)

On 16 October 2015, brokered a deal for the ''Roos'' to receive Anderson and picks No.38 and 40 while got picks No.15 and 55. After Round 1 in the 2016 AFL season, Anderson injured his hamstring but was able to play the last 9 games of 2016. Injuries continued to hammer Anderson's progress in the AFL, but as he has got older he has managed to spring large sequences of games together. In 2018 he managed to play 21 games in the season. In 2020, Anderson placed third in North’s Best and Fairest vote, the Syd Barker Medal. After 89 games across seven seasons for the club, Anderson was advised in October 2022 that he wouldn’t be offered a contract by the club for 2023.

Gold Coast (2023–)

In December 2022, Anderson was listed by the

as a supplementary selection period (SSP) signing.

Statistics

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Honours and achievements

Team * Minor premiership ():

* VFL premiership player (): 2013 * Minor premiership ():

Individual *

nominee:

* Indigenous All-Stars team: 2013 * Under 18 All-Australian team: 2011

Family

Jed's older brother Joe Anderson played 17 games for Carlton between 2007 and 2010. Anderson's first child, his son Elijah, was born in Darwin in April 2013. A second son, Jasiah was born in January 2015.

References

http://www.nmfc.com.au/news/2016-10-04/2016-review-jed-anderson

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Jed 1994 births Hawthorn Football Club players Living people Australian rules footballers from the Northern Territory Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football Northern Territory Football Club players Box Hill Football Club players Sportsmen from the Northern Territory North Melbourne Football Club players Werribee Football Club players