Paul Hudson (footballer)

Paul Hudson
Personal information
Full name Paul Hudson
Date of birth (1970-07-20) 20 July 1970 (age 54)
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 3 (1)
Total 245 (479)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2002.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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 is also currently the Yarra Valley Grammar head coach in the AGSV competition.

Playing career

In 1990, Hudson followed in the footsteps of his father Peter Hudson and joined Hawthorn, where played until the end of the 1996 season. A half forward, he kicked 264 goals in his seven seasons at the club, averaging nearly 38 goals a year. In 1991, in just his second year of AFL football, he finished fifth in the Brownlow Medal and kicked a couple of goals in Hawthorn's 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 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
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
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 33 7 1 6 51 33 84 24 3 0.1 0.9 7.3 4.7 12.0 3.4 0.4 2
1991# Hawthorn 33 25 62 49 343 184 527 137 34 2.5 2.0 13.7 7.4 21.1 5.5 1.4 17
1992 Hawthorn 17 20 39 39 194 92 286 86 24 2.0 2.0 9.7 4.6 14.3 4.3 1.2 2
1993 Hawthorn 17 21 51 39 240 79 319 110 22 2.4 1.9 11.4 3.8 15.2 5.2 1.0 3
1994 Hawthorn 17 23 47 36 213 86 299 101 30 2.0 1.6 9.3 3.7 13.0 4.4 1.3 1
1995 Hawthorn 17 21 42 34 185 69 254 79 14 2.0 1.6 8.8 3.3 12.1 3.8 0.7 0
1996 Hawthorn 17 17 22 26 113 47 160 52 15 1.3 1.5 6.6 2.8 9.4 3.1 0.9 0
1997 Western Bulldogs 9 20 27 25 154 78 232 75 15 1.4 1.3 7.7 3.9 11.6 3.8 0.8 0
1998 Western Bulldogs 9 23 61 27 226 105 331 101 32 2.7 1.2 9.8 4.6 14.4 4.4 1.4 0
1999 Western Bulldogs 9 22 51 26 169 72 241 90 23 2.3 1.2 7.7 3.3 11.0 4.1 1.0 1
2000 Western Bulldogs 9 21 37 26 160 71 231 91 20 1.8 1.2 7.6 3.4 11.0 4.3 1.0 0
2001 Western Bulldogs 9 22 38 29 128 65 193 80 15 1.7 1.3 5.8 3.0 8.8 3.6 0.7 3
2002 Richmond 17 3 1 2 12 6 18 8 3 0.3 0.7 4.0 2.0 6.0 2.7 1.0 0
Career 245 479 364 2188 987 3175 1034 250 2.0 1.5 8.9 4.0 13.0 4.2 1.0 29

Honours and achievements

Team

Individual

Coaching career

Hudson worked as an assistant coach with both the Brisbane Lions and Collingwood. He was later a development manager for the St Kilda Football Club through the Saints' association with Sandringham as its VFL senior coach. His father was 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