Raised in Nowra, New South Wales Aldous attended St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill in Sydney and played in the school's rugby union First XV in 1977 & 1978 at five-eighth.
He represented at GPS level in both those years and in a New South Wales Schoolboy side in 1978.
He made twenty-five first grade appearances between 1984 and 1985 as a versatile back at centre, wing and fullback.
[4] After injury, caused an early retirement Aldous became an Australian Schoolboys coach in rugby league and took a job as a Development Officer with the NSWRL.
In 2004, Aldous moved to France as a coaching consultant to the French Rugby League Federation.