Jed Anderson

Anderson was born in Katherine, Northern Territory into a family of Indigenous Australian descent (Warramungu){{cite news |title=AFL Players' Indigenous Map 2021 |url=https://www.aflplayers.com.au/app/uploads/2021/05/Indigenous-Player-Map-Update-2021_v5.pdf |access-date=19 July 2021 |publisher=AFL Players Association |date=1 June 2021}} and moved to Darwin at the age of 12.{{cite news | url =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7mVcA_Zpz8 | title = In Focus: Jed Anderson & Jy Simpkin (Part 1) | date = 21 June 2022 | work = North Melbourne Football Club}} His grandfather, Jim Anderson, is a member of the Northern Territory Team of the Century{{cite news | url =https://www.aflnt.com.au/about/team-of-the-century | title = AFLNT Northern Territory Government Team of the Century announced | date = 3 September 2016 | work = AFL NMthern Territory}} and an NTFL Hall of Fame inductee.{{cite news | url =https://www.aflnt.com.au/about/hall-of-fame/2010/jimmy-anderson | title = NT Hall of Fame - Jimmy Anderson | date = 22 October 2017 | work = AFL NMthern Territory}} Jed grew up playing junior football for the Darwin Buffaloes and played in the 2011 NEAFL premiership for the NT Thunder.{{cite news | url =https://www.ntthunder.com.au/about/honour-rollhistory/2011-premierships/ | title = NT Thunder 2011 Premiership | date = 18 September 2011 | work = NT Thunder}}

Anderson was picked for the {{AFL GWS}} scholarship program in 2010. When he was 16, he moved to western Sydney to spend a season playing for GWS's TAC Cup team, while being educated at Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview. He struggled to settle into his new school, got homesick and returned home mid-year.{{cite news | url =http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/trials-of-life-20121005-2750u.html#ixzz2PRh5Hk9K| title = Trials of life | date =6 October 2012| first = Emma | last = Quayle | work = The Age}} He was selected in the 2011 All-Australian under-18 team after an outstanding NAB AFL Under-18s championships.

Anderson was pre-listed by Greater Western Sydney and traded to Hawthorn for 2008 premiership player Stephen Gilham. Anderson made his debut for the Hawks in round 1 of the 2013 AFL season against Geelong.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2013-03-30/round-1-team-anderson-to-debut|title=Round 1 team: Anderson to debut}} He was the round 3 AFL Rising Star nominee for 2013 following his performance against {{AFL Col}} in which he kicked his first goal.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2013-04-16/anderson-the-rising-star|title=Anderson the rising star}} After an injury layoff, he played for Hawthorn's VFL-affiliate, 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 {{AFL Syd}} 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 Darwin. He had been wading at Howard Swamps, southeast of Darwin, in search of geese. He resumed training with the club in January.{{Cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-11-25/young-hawk-in-hospital-|title = Young Hawk Jed Anderson in hospital with pneumonia}} 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 .{{Cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/hawthorn-hawks/afl-trades-2015-hawthorns-jed-anderson-asks-to-leave-20151009-gk51xp.html|title=AFL trades 2015: Hawthorn's Jed Anderson asks to leave|date=9 October 2015}}

On 16 October 2015, {{AFL NM}} brokered a deal for the Roos to receive Anderson and picks No.38 and 40 while {{AFL Haw}} got picks No.15 and 55.{{Cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-10-16/north-melbourne-snares-young-hawk-anderson|title = North Melbourne snares young Hawk Anderson}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/858671/former-hawks-midfielder-among-four-kangaroos-axed|title=Former Hawks midfielder among four Kangaroos axed|last=Kalinic|first=Dejan|date=16 October 2022|publisher=AFL Media}}

In December 2022, Anderson was listed by the Gold Coast Suns as a supplementary selection period (SSP) signing.{{cite news | url =https://www.goldcoastfc.com.au/news/1255586/jed-anderson-signs-with-the-suns | title = Jed Anderson signs with the SUNS | date = 7 December 2022 | work = Gold Coast Suns}}

Updated to the end of the 2023 season.{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/J/Jed_Anderson.html|title=Jed Anderson's player profile at AFL Tables|website=AFL Tables}}

{{Australian rules football statistics legend}}

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|-

| 2013 || {{AFL Haw}} || 37

| 6 || 3 || 3 || 35 || 22 || 57 || 11 || 15 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 5.8 || 3.7 || 9.5 || 1.8 || 2.5 || 0

|-

| 2014 || {{AFL Haw}} || 37

| 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 0

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| 2015 || {{AFL Haw}} || 37

| 4 || 1 || 3 || 18 || 22 || 40 || 4 || 20 || 0.3 || 0.8 || 4.5 || 5.5 || 10.0 || 1.0 || 5.0 || 0

|-

| 2016 || {{AFL NM}} || 3

| 10 || 2 || 4 || 60 || 47 || 107 || 21 || 32 || 0.2 || 0.4 || 6.0 || 4.7 || 10.7 || 2.1 || 3.2 || 0

|-

| 2017 || {{AFL NM}} || 3

| 5 || 3 || 2 || 28 || 28 || 56 || 8 || 24 || 0.6 || 0.4 || 5.6 || 5.6 || 11.2 || 1.6 || 4.8 || 0

|-

| 2018 || {{AFL NM}} || 3

| 21 || 7 || 8 || 188 || 225 || 413 || 46 || 109 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 9.0 || 10.7 || 19.7 || 2.2 || 5.2 || 0

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| 2019 || {{AFL NM}} || 3

| 17 || 6 || 3 || 146 || 204 || 350 || 44 || 93 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 8.6 || 12.0 || 20.6 || 2.6 || 5.5 || 0

|-

| 2020{{efn|The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.}} || {{AFL NM}} || 3

| 15 || 3 || 4 || 177 || 138 || 315 || 41 || 75 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 11.8 || 9.2 || 21.0 || 2.7 || 5.0 || 3

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| 2021 || {{AFL NM}} || 3

| 7 || 4 || 1 || 65 || 67 || 132 || 22 || 40 || 0.6 || 0.1 || 9.3 || 9.6 || 18.9 || 3.1 || 5.7 || 0

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| 2022 || {{AFL NM}} || 3

| 14 || 3 || 3 || 156 || 152 || 308 || 56 || 38 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 11.1 || 10.9 || 22.0 || 4.0 || 4.1 || 0

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| 2023 || {{AFL GC}} || 17

| 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 0

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! colspan=3| Career

! 99 !! 32 !! 31 !! 873 !! 905 !! 1778 !! 253 !! 466 !! 0.3 !! 0.3 !! 8.8 !! 9.1 !! 18.0 !! 2.6 !! 4.7 !! 3

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Team

• Minor premiership ({{AFL Haw}}): 2013
• VFL premiership player ({{VFL Box}}): 2013
• Minor premiership ({{VFL Box}}): 2015

Individual

• AFL Rising Star nominee: 2013
• Indigenous All-Stars team: 2013
• Under 18 All-Australian team: 2011

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-04-14/five-talking-points-collingwood-v-hawthorn| title = Five talking points: Collingwood vs Hawthorn}}

A second son, Jasiah was born in January 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2015-03-04/family-helps-lift-anderson-to-new-heights|title = Family helps lift Anderson to new heights}}

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