Sam Anderson (rugby league)
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Sam Anderson is a rugby league footballer currently playing for the Newcastle Knights
of the National Rugby League
.
He mainly plays at prop in the NSW Cup competition.
, Anderson played his junior football for the West Maitland Reddogs and Kurri Kurri Bulldogs. He was then signed by the Knights to play in their Toyota Cup side in 2011. In 2012 he moved up to the Central Coast Centurions
in the NSW Cup. He has yet to appear in the Telstra Premiership.
After the 2011 season, Anderson was named the Knights Under-20s player of the year.
In October 2011, he was forced to decide on whether to sign with the Penrith Panthers
or re-sign with the Knights. Phil Gould
, the coaching director of the Panthers, offering an easier path to first-grade football with the loss of prop Petero Civoniceva
and Wayne Bennett, the coach of the Knights, personally telling Anderson that he was in his plans.
On the 21st of October 2011, Anderson signed a 1-year contract to stay with the Knights.
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
of the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
.
He mainly plays at prop in the NSW Cup competition.
Playing career
Born in Maitland, New South WalesMaitland, New South Wales
Maitland is a city in the Lower Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia and the seat of Maitland City Council, situated on the Hunter River approximately by road north of Sydney and north-west of Newcastle...
, Anderson played his junior football for the West Maitland Reddogs and Kurri Kurri Bulldogs. He was then signed by the Knights to play in their Toyota Cup side in 2011. In 2012 he moved up to the Central Coast Centurions
Central Coast Centurions
The Central Coast Centurions are an Australian rugby league football club based in the Central Coast region in New South Wales. They compete in the New South Wales Cup and act as a feeder club to the NRL club Newcastle Knights...
in the NSW Cup. He has yet to appear in the Telstra Premiership.
After the 2011 season, Anderson was named the Knights Under-20s player of the year.
In October 2011, he was forced to decide on whether to sign with the Penrith Panthers
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan...
or re-sign with the Knights. Phil Gould
Phil Gould
Phil Gould is an Australian rugby league broadcaster, journalist, administrator and former player and coach. Since the 1990s he has had a prominent role in Channel 9's coverage of rugby league, as a commentator on their match-day coverage, and appears on The Sunday Footy Show and The Sunday Roast...
, the coaching director of the Panthers, offering an easier path to first-grade football with the loss of prop Petero Civoniceva
Petero Civoniceva
Petero Civoniceva is an Australian professional rugby league footballer currently contracted to the Brisbane Broncos of the National Rugby League...
and Wayne Bennett, the coach of the Knights, personally telling Anderson that he was in his plans.
On the 21st of October 2011, Anderson signed a 1-year contract to stay with the Knights.