Stuart Anderson (Australian footballer)

{{short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1974}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}

: For the 1930s North Melbourne player, see Stewart Anderson (footballer).

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| name = Stuart Anderson

| image =

| fullname = Stuart Desmond Anderson

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|6|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sale, Victoria

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| originalteam = Wesley College, Melbourne

| debutdate = Round 6, 1994

| debutteam = North Melbourne

| debutopponent = West Coast Eagles

| debutstadium = the MCG

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| statsend = 1998

| years1 = 1994–1997

| club1 = North Melbourne

| games_goals1 = 61 (20)

| years2 = 1998

| club2 = Fremantle

| games_goals2 = {{0}}9 {{0}}(3)

| games_goalstotal = 70 (23)

| careerhighlights = *North Melbourne premiership player: 1996

• AFL Rising Star nominee: 1995

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Stuart Desmond Anderson (born 27 June 1974) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne and Fremantle Dockers in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Born in Sale and educated at Wesley College, Melbourne, Anderson was drafted by North Melbourne at pick 35 at the 1990 AFL draft. He played 61 games as a midfielder/half-forward for North, including the 1996 premiership.

At the end of the 1997 AFL season Anderson was traded to Fremantle in return for Winston Abraham. His career declined after the move west, only managing to play 9 games in 1998 AFL season after failing to be selected in the league team at the beginning of the 1999 AFL season, Anderson left Fremantle mid season.

Anderson played 21 first eleven games for Melbourne Cricket Club between 1992/93 and 2000/01.{{cite web |title=Melbourne Premier Cricket: Player Register & Career Stats |url=https://premier.cricketvictoria.com.au/CV-1st-XI-Player-Register-and-Career-Stats.aspx?rw=c |website=Cricket Victoria}}

He is the cousin of Australian comedian Wil Anderson.