Paul Hudson (footballer)

Paul Hudson (born 20 July 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn, the Western Bulldogs and Richmond in the Australian Football League (AFL). He currently serves as a development coach with St Kilda and as the senior coach of Victorian Football League club Sandringham.[1]

Paul Hudson
Personal information
Full name Paul Hudson
Date of birth (1970-07-20) 20 July 1970
Original team(s) Hobart
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1990–1996 Hawthorn 134 (264)
1997–2001 Western Bulldogs 108 (214)
2002 Richmond 003 00(1)
Total 245 (479)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2002.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Playing career

In 1990, Hudson followed in his father Peter's footsteps and joined Hawthorn, for which he would play until the end of the 1996 season. A half forward, in his seven seasons at the club, he kicked 264 goals, averaging nearly 38 goals a year. In 1991, just his second year of AFL football, he finished fifth in the Brownlow Medal and kicked a couple of goals in their grand final victory. In the 1992 pre-season competition, he won the first ever Michael Tuck Medal for his performance in the grand final. He was traded to the Western Bulldogs for the 1997 season and he earned All-Australian selection in 1998. He was on-traded to Richmond at the end of 2001 and only managed three games before retiring in 2002.

Statistics
[2]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
AFL playing statistics
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
1990 Hawthorn 337165133842430.10.97.34.712.03.40.42
1991 Hawthorn 33256249343184527137342.52.013.77.421.15.51.417
1992 Hawthorn 172039391949228686242.02.09.74.614.34.31.22
1993 Hawthorn 1721513924079319110222.41.911.43.815.25.21.03
1994 Hawthorn 1723473621386299101302.01.69.33.713.04.41.31
1995 Hawthorn 172142341856925479142.01.68.83.312.13.80.70
1996 Hawthorn 171722261134716052151.31.56.62.89.43.10.90
1997 Western Bulldogs 92027251547823275151.41.37.73.911.63.80.80
1998 Western Bulldogs 9236127226105331101322.71.29.84.614.44.41.40
1999 Western Bulldogs 92251261697224190232.31.27.73.311.04.11.01
2000 Western Bulldogs 92137261607123191201.81.27.63.411.04.31.00
2001 Western Bulldogs 92238291286519380151.71.35.83.08.83.60.73
2002 Richmond 1731212618830.30.74.02.06.02.71.00
Career 245 479 364 2188 987 3175 1034 250 2.0 1.5 8.9 4.0 13.0 4.2 1.0 29

Coaching career

Hudson worked as an assistant coach with both the Brisbane Lions and Collingwood. He is currently the development manager for the St Kilda Football Club through the Saints' association with Sandringham as its VFL senior coach. His father Peter had been the football manager at St Kilda under the Ken Sheldon coaching reign from 1990 until 1993.

References
  1. "St Kilda Football Club Coaching Staff". saints.com.au. St Kilda Football Club. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. Paul Hudson's player profile at AFL Tables
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