Chris Anderson (rugby league footballer)
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Chris Anderson | |
| Position | Coach | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Sydney Roosters | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1971-1984 1974-1975 1985-1988 |
Canterbury Widnes Halifax |
232 |
| Representative teams | ||
| Australia | ||
| Professional clubs coached | ||
| 1985-1988 1989 1990-1997 1998-2001 2002-2003 2007- |
Halifax Canterbury (Jersey Flegg) Canterbury Melbourne Cronulla Sydney |
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| Representative teams coached | ||
| 1999-2003 | Australia | |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Chris Anderson is a former rugby league winger who was recruited by Peter Moore from Forbes. He played 232 first grade games for the Canterbury Bulldogs between 1971-84 and represented Australia in 8 Tests, the 1975 World Cup and two Kangaroos Tours in 1978 and 1982. Anderson was also a member of the Widnes Challenge Cup winning side in 1974-75.
Anderson was captain-coach of Halifax RLFC between 1985-88 where he enjoyed great success including the 1986-87 Challenge Cup victory against St Helens.
Anderson returned to Australia after the 1987-88 season and was handed the Canterbury Bulldogs Under 21's team for the 1989 season. He was quickly appointed first grade coach for 1990 and enjoyed eight fruitful seasons at Canterbury including the 1995 Premiership triumph over the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.
The formation of the Melbourne Storm saw Anderson become their first coach and he guided the Storm to Premiership success in 1999 when they defeated St George Illawarra Dragons.
Anderson was appointed coach of the Australian Rugby League Test Team in 1999 and enjoyed five successful seasons before his tenure came to a hault after the successful 2003 whitewash of Great Britain.
Anderson was also coach of the Cronulla Sharks for two controversial seasons in 2002 and 2003 getting them one game short of the Grand Final in 2002. Anderson was sacked in dramatic circumstances over disagreements with the club's management on the future direction of the team, largely centred around his decision to replace the existing halfback Preston Campbell with new signing Brett Kimmorley in the starting side. He also continually picked his son, Jared Anderson, at the expense of Matt King, who ended up moving to the Melbourne Storm and becoming a brilliant representative player for Australia and New South Wales.
Recently Anderson was coaching the Newport Gwent Dragons but has returned to Australia and no doubt keen to coach an NRL side. Anderson was overlooked for the signing of Canberra Rugby League football club and many have linked it with his choosing to coach a Rugby Union side.
Anderson has accepted a 2 year contract with the Sydney Roosters as their first grade coach for the 2007-08 NRL seasons.
Anderson is one of the few people to play and coach competition winning sides in both Australia and England. Anderson is also one of the few people to coach two different clubs to NRL/NSWRL Premiership success.
| Preceded by Colin Dixon |
Coach Halifax RLFC 1985-1988 |
Succeeded by Graham Eadie |
| Preceded by Phil Gould 1988-1989 |
Coach Canterbury Bulldogs 1990-1997 |
Succeeded by Steve Folkes 1998- |
| Preceded by team created |
Coach Melbourne Storm 1998-2001 |
Succeeded by Mark Murray 2001-2002 |
| Preceded by John Lang 1994-2001 |
Coach Cronulla Sharks 2002-2003 |
Succeeded by Stuart Raper 2004-2006 |
| Preceded by Ricky Stuart 2002-2006 |
Coach Sydney Roosters 2007- |
Succeeded by current coach |
| Preceded by Wayne Bennett 1998 |
Coach Australia 1999-2003 |
Succeeded by Wayne Bennett 2004-2005 |
