▁He ▁then ▁played ▁a ▁single ▁game ▁for ▁New town ▁and ▁was ▁never ▁seen ▁again . ▁Anderson ▁was ▁still ▁a ▁te en ager ▁when ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁NS W ▁vs ▁All ▁G olds ▁( New ▁Zealand ) ▁matches ▁were ▁played . ▁For ▁some ▁time , ▁Anderson ▁was ▁a ▁wrest ler ▁and ▁showed ▁a ▁prom ising ▁career ▁in ▁Rugby ▁Union ▁as ▁an ▁Out side ▁Back ▁or ▁Full back . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁When ▁the ▁South ▁Sydney ▁Rugby ▁League ▁Club ▁was ▁formed , ▁Anderson ▁aligned ▁himself ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁game . ▁Un like ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁older ▁football ers , ▁Anderson ▁was ▁putting ▁his ▁entire ▁career ▁on ▁the ▁line ▁if ▁the ▁NS W RL ▁( New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Rugby ▁League ) ▁failed , ▁as ▁many ▁people ▁in ▁Sydney ▁predicted ▁that ▁it ▁would . ▁And , ▁putting ▁aside ▁fear s ▁of ▁a ▁lifetime ▁ban ▁from ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁R U ▁( R ugby ▁Union ), ▁Tommy ▁set ▁out ▁to ▁learn ▁the ▁skills ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁game ▁with ▁his ▁team ▁m ates . ▁ ▁When ▁South ▁Sydney ▁first ▁took ▁to ▁the ▁field ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁Anderson ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁side ▁as ▁a ▁w inger . ▁Short ly ▁before ▁half ▁time , ▁Anderson ▁had ▁the ▁honour ▁of ▁scoring ▁South ▁Sydney ' s ▁first ▁ever ▁premi ership ▁try . ▁Anderson ▁was ▁be aten ▁to ▁the ▁record ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Rugby ▁League ▁try ▁in ▁Australia ▁minutes ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁East s ▁( now ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Ro ost ers ) ▁vs ▁New town ▁match ▁at