Duggan Anderson
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| Personal information | |
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| Birth | , Western Australia |
| Recruited from | Swan Districts Football Club (WAFL) (1945-1956) |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | , vs. , at |
| Team(s) | WAFL Swan Districts 210 games [1]. |
| ¹ Statistics to end of season | |
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Douglas "Duggan" Anderson is a former Australian rules footballer who was highly successful in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) playing for the Swan Districts Football Club. He suffered a terrible accident on his families farm in January 1947 and lost all the fingers on his left hand. Anderson not only recovered to play football again but also played the first game of the 1947 season. [2]. Duggan was a noted defender and mostly played a centre half back where he was a solid contributor. [3]. In the Swan Districts Team of the Century Anderson is listed on the interchange bench. After retiring as a player Anderson remained involved in the club serving as a club committee member and club president. [4].
[edit] References
- ^ Swan Districts Playertracker- Duggan Anderson (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
- ^ Access TV 31 WAFL Legends (2006). Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
- ^ Full Points Footy - Duggan Anderson (2006). Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
- ^ SwanDistricts Football Club History (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
