Chris Anderson

Scouted by legendary centre Johnny Greaves, Chris Anderson (Bulldog no.375) joined Canterbury as a fullback in 1970, making his Club debut in the third-grade semi-final against St George. 

The following season he became a regular member of the reserve grade team - with whom he won the 1971 Premiership - following a shift to the wing, before being promoted to make his first-grade debut against Parramatta. 

Season 1974 proved to be Anderson's breakout year; breaking the Club's record for most tries in a season with 16, making his representative debuts for City Seconds and NSW before playing in the Grand Final against Eastern Suburbs.

After returning from a brief stint with Widnes in the 1974-75 off-season, he arrived home to Australia, and was selected in the Kangaroos' World Cup squad. 

The dynamic winger played eight games for NSW from 1974 to 1983, eight Tests for Australia from 1975 to 1982, and was a member of the 1978 and 1982 Kangaroo Tours, while also touring New Zealand in 1980.

From 1977 he held his position in first grade for the following eight seasons, which saw him feature in the 1979 Grand Final and break the Club's 38-year title drought in the emphatic 1980 Grand Final victory.

While injury and illness impacted him in 1981-82, he bounced back to be appointed Captain of the Bulldogs in 1983 - captaining the side on 27 occasions - scoring a record 19 tries and guiding the side to the Preliminary Final. 

Following his departure from the Club midway through 1984 after 231 matches and a record 94 tries, Anderson began his coaching career in England and returned to Belmore to coach the Under 21s team in 1989. 

In 1990 his first-grade coaching career began, finding equal amounts of success with the clipboard in hand in an eight-year stint that bore two Minor Premierships, two Grand Final appearances and a Premiership in 1995. 

His record 182 games as Head Coach of the Bulldogs was broken only by brother-in-law Steven Folkes. 

Anderson would go on to coach Melbourne from 1998, claiming the 1999 Premiership, while coaching 18 Test teams for Australia from 1999-2003. He also held Coaching roles with Cronulla, the Sydney Roosters and rugby union in the UK. 

A Life Member of the Football Club, Anderson was named on the wing in the Berries to Bulldogs 70-Year Team of Champions in 2004, and was inducted into the Bulldogs Ring of Champions in 2007.  

Still unsatisfied with his contributions at the Club, he served on the Football Club Board in 2018 and 2019.