born in redfern, new south wales in 1887, thomas anderson played for the south sydney rabbitohs in the first ever nswrfl game. he played for souths from 1908 to 1910. he then played a single game for balmain. he then played a single game for newtown and was never seen again. anderson was still a teenager when the 1907 nsw vs all golds (new zealand) matches were played. for some time, anderson was a wrestler and showed a promising career in rugby union as an outside back or fullback.