Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
| Paul Tuddenham |
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| Date of birth |
(1967-09-14) 14 September 1967 (age 57) |
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| Original team(s) |
Xavier College |
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| Height |
184 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
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| Weight |
84 kg (185 lb) |
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| Years |
Club |
Games (Goals) |
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| 1987–1991 |
Collingwood |
40 (32) |
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| 1992 |
Carlton |
0 (0) |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1991. |
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Paul Tuddenham (born 14 September 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).
Family
Tuddenham's father Des was a Collingwood captain and is the ruck-rover in their Team of the Century.[1]
VFL/AFL career
An Xavier College recruit, Tuddenham first broke into the Collingwood seniors late in the 1987 season and played nine games in 1988, including a qualifying final.[2] In 1989 he made 10 appearances, but his season ended in round 14 when he tore a hamstring against Footscray.[2][3] The following year Tuddenham played 10 games in the home and away season, but missed the finals series, which concluded with Collingwood ending their premiership drought.[2][3] Early in the season he had kicked four goals in successive weeks, against Sydney and Footscray.[2][4] He played nine senior games in 1991 and ended the year badly by rupturing his ACL while training with the reserves.[2][3] Carlton picked him up in the 1992 Pre-season Draft and he appeared in 13 reserves games for them in 1992.[5]
Later career
After playing for Prahran in the Victorian Football Association, Tuddenham returned to Xavier College and was a member of the 1995 Old Xaverians VAFA premiership team.[5][6]
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