Tony Anderson

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer (1942–2020)}}

{{other people|Anthony Anderson}}

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

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

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Tony Anderson

| fullname = Thomas Garfield Anderson

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1942|1|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Glenelg, South Australia

| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|4|1|1942|1|31|df=y}}

| death_place =

| height = 183 cm

| weight = 83 kg

| position =

| statsend = 1969

| years1 = 1963–1969

| club1 = Melbourne

| games_goals1 = 75 (2)

| careerhighlights =

}}

Thomas Garfield Anderson (31 January 1942 – 1 April 2020), known as Tony Anderson, was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the VFL during the 1960s.

Anderson made his VFL debut with Melbourne in 1963 and would form an important part of their defence throughout the rest of the decade. He was a half back flanker in Melbourne's 1964 premiership side and by the time he retired in 1969 had amassed 75 league games.{{cite web |title=Premiership player Tony Anderson passes away |url=https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/583314/premiership-player-tony-anderson-passes-away |website=melbournefc.com.au |accessdate=10 April 2020 |language=en}}

Anderson died on 1 April 2020, at the age of 78.{{cite web |title=Tony Garfield Anderson |url=https://tributes.theage.com.au/obituaries/129399/tony-garfield-anderson/?r=https://tributes.theage.com.au/obituaries/theage-au/search/?Query=anderson%2C%20tony |website=Memories |accessdate=10 April 2020 |language=en}}