Anderson's nine years of controversy

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Gone ... Adrian Anderson resigns as AFL's football operations manager. Source: Tim Carrafa / News Limited

Since Adrian Anderson was appointed as AFL football operations manager in 2003, tanking, subs, drugs, failed sirens and an extra man on the field were just some of the issues to come across his desk.

Formerly a keen Hawthorn supporter, the then 31-year-old was hand picked by AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou in November of that year before officially beginning his role at the start of 2004.

Anderson came to the AFL not long after becoming a partner at law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth and was appointed as part of an internal restructure at the AFL.

Demetriou knew Anderson from the AFL Players Association, since he was an adviser to the players' body during Demetriou's time there.

During his time as operations manager Anderson has been responsible for the day-to-day running of the AFL.

That has included overlooking salary caps, changes to the draft such as the father-son rule and the pre-listing of players for expansion clubs, taking care of on and off-field disciplinary issues and protecting the integrity of the game.

Anderson was a major playmaker in the introduction of the AFL's illicit drugs policy and, the issue that has perhaps caused most controversy among the AFL fraternity in recent times, he helped oversee a revamp of the AFL's tribunal system.

In 2011 Anderson helped negotiated a new AFL players Collective Bargaining Agreement with the AFLPA and just this year paved the way for Free Agency in the AFL.

ANDERSON'S BUMPY RIDE AT THE AFL

2004 - Anderson and AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou trade barbs with league reporting officer Rick Lewis after Jonathan Brown escapes a rough play charge on a technicality. The big Lion's charge was dismissed because the relevant incident occurred after play had stopped.

2005 - Anderson completes a major review of the AFL Tribunal, implementing major reforms including the establishment of the Match Review Panel. The system introduced a table of offences with set penalties, allowing players to accept sanctions without appearing before the tribunal.

Feb 2005 - First test of MRP when Port Adelaide's Byron Picket is banned for six weeks after becoming first player referred directly to tribunal under new system. Port complains pre-hearing that briefings by Anderson were conflicting and confusing.

Involved in changing rules those at centre-square ruck contests in a bid to reduce the number of PCL knee injuries.

2006 - Interviews umpires involved in "siren gate" controversy in Tasmania. League eventually awards match and four premiership points to Fremantle.

In conjunction with the AFL Players' Association, Anderson helps develop and implement the AFL's controversial three-strikes illicit drugs policy.

2007 - Another rule change, penalising players for front-on high contact, introduced to protect players from serious head and neck injuries.

2008 - 19th man controversy - Sydney has an extra man on the field for 30sec in the final term in drawn game against Northelbourne. Anderson says league considered awarding game to the Roos but accepted Sydney's explanation it was an honest mistake.

Helps establish the AFL's first integrity department - responsible for monitoring betting and investigating the off-field behaviour of players and officials as well as breaches of the AFL's total player payment and draft rules.

2010 - Manages the introduction of player rules for the establishment of the Gold Coast Suns and Greater Western Sydney Giants in the AFL competition. The rules allow the clubs to sign and trade pre-listed players and to poach uncontracted stars such as Gary Ablett and Tom Scully.

2011 - Introduces substitute rule, which is now generally regarded as success despite initial resistance from players with some suggesting a "sit down" protest.

2012 - Anderson demands and receives an apology from Chris Judd's manager Paul Connors after Connors suggested Anderson interfered in the "chicken wing" case by instructing MRP chairman Mark Fraser to refer it directly to the tribunal.

2012 - AFL says Anderson will take charge of tanking investigation after Carlton's Brock McLean says on Fox Footy's On the Couch Melbourne wasn't playing to win in 2009. Investigation is continuing.

2012 - Anderson confirms AFL is pulling the plug on Chris Judd's third-party Visy deal.

2012 - Defends two-and-two subs rule trialled in the NAB Cup, despite criticism from players including Magpie Darren Jolly who calls it "bloody stupid". In October Anderson's Laws of the Game committee recommends a cap on interchange rotations but it is rejected by the AFL.

Dec 2012 - Anderson announces he has resigned from the AFL.

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