Angus Anderson

Angus Anderson
Personal information
Full name Angus Anderson
Nickname Angry
Born (2003-05-25) 25 May 2003 (age 23)
Sydney, New South Wales
Original teams
Draft No. 57, 2025 national draft
Debut Round 5, 2026, Collingwood vs. Fremantle, at Adelaide Oval
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Position Midfielder / forward
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 41
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2026– Collingwood 17 (20)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2026 season.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Angus Anderson (born 25 May 2003) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

In his junior career, Anderson played for the Sawtell–Toormina Football Club in the AFL North Coast competition, and played for the Sydney Swans Academy in the Talent League, subsequently signing with their reserves team ahead of the 2022 VFL season, and with Sydney as a COVID-19 top-up player for the AFL season. In 2023, Anderson moved to South Australia, signing with Sturt in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), playing there until the conclusion of the 2025 season, where he became a premiership player in that year's Grand Final and won the Jack Oatey Medal as the player deemed "best on ground".

A versatile midfielder, Anderson was drafted as a mature-age prospect by Collingwood with pick 57 of the 2025 national draft. Following two games at VFL level, he made his senior debut during Gather Round, Round 5 of the 2026 AFL season, against Fremantle at Adelaide Oval.

State career

Anderson began playing football with the Sawtell–Toormina Football Club in the AFL North Coast competition. He played in the Talent League for the Sydney Swans Academy, averaging 23.5 disposals and 7.5 tackles in 2022. In 2022, Anderson played for the Allies in the Under 18 Championships.

In 2023, Anderson moved to South Australia, and signed with Sturt in the SANFL. In 2025, Anderson was named in the SANFL Team of the Year and won the Jack Oatey Medal as the best player on the ground in the 2025 SANFL Grand Final.

AFL career

In 2022, Anderson was selected by Sydney as a COVID-19 top-up player. He played for Sydney in a pre-season practice match against Greater Western Sydney.

Anderson was drafted by Collingwood as a mature-age recruit with pick 57 of the 2025 national draft. He made his debut for Collingwood at Adelaide Oval in Round 5 (Gather Round) of the 2026 AFL season, kicking one goal and accruing 16 disposals in a loss to Fremantle.

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2026 season.

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2026Collingwood41 1720141168119742561.20.86.84.811.62.53.30
Career 1720141168119742561.20.86.84.811.62.53.30

References

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  4. ↑ "Allies squad announced for 2022 NAB AFL National Championships – Boys U18". afl.com.au. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Burgess, Aiden. "Former Sawtell/Toormina Saints player signs first pro contract to play in South Australia". newsofthearea.com.au. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  6. ↑ Burgess, Aiden. "Former Saints player named in team of the year". coffscoast.newsofthearea.com.au. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  7. ↑ Milbank, Zac. "Sturt's Angus Anderson wins 2025 Jack Oatey Medal". sanfl.com.au. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  8. ↑ Waterworth, Ben (17 March 2022). "Revealed: Ex-stars, big names in every AFL club's full contingency player list". Fox Sports Australia. Archived from the original on 11 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "How this backpacking ball-winner landed in black and white". Collingwood Football Club. 26 November 2026. Archived from the original on 11 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  10. ↑ Gabelich, Josh (4 December 2025). "Why this new Pie's draft experience was unlike any other". AFL Media. Archived from the original on 11 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  11. ↑ Gabelich, Josh (10 April 2026). "Dockers surge late to sink Pies in damp and dour scrap". AFL Media. Archived from the original on 11 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Angus Anderson". AFL Tables. Retrieved 12 August 2026.