Anthony 'Huddo' Hudson (born 10 April 1971) is an

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sports commentator in television and radio. He mainly commentates Australian rules football. He also writes for News Corp newspapers. Hudson has a Bachelor of Arts degree in

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which he earned in 1993 at RMIT University.
Hudson became well known during the 1990s as a commentator for 3AW Football and subsequently the

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and then Network Ten where he cemented his name. Hudson called the 2000 (

), 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 & 2011

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Grand Finals for Network Ten. Hudson was famous for two particular 'calls' on Network Ten: * "I see it, but I don't believe it" (upon Sydney Swans player Nick Davis kicking a game-winning goal in the 2005

semi final). * "Who would've thought the sequel, would be just as good as the original" (upon the

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winning the

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). And another two on Fox Footy: * "It's There! The miracle on Grass!" (upon the

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coming from 52 points down to beat the

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) * "Thirteen! Thirteeeeeen!" (upon former

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player

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kicking his thirteenth goal in a 2012

home and away game against

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)

Career

Hudson began his media career in Bendigo, Victoria, on Bendigo radio station 3CCC. In 1989, he graduated high school and moved to Melbourne. where he studied journalism at RMIT University. In 1991, he began his career with

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as a news journalist, and eventually progressed to calling the

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. In the late 1990s he was a football and tennis commentator for the

, but when Network Ten won the AFL broadcast rights in 2001, he made the move to Ten. Hudson went on to call five grand finals for Ten. At Ten, Hudson expanded his role to football-based entertainment shows. He hosted ''After The Game'', which later became

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, from 2002 until 2005, when he decided to leave the show to concentrate on his commentary for Ten and afternoon radio show on Melbourne's

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. In 2011 Hudson hosted One HD's Thursday-night AFL show, ''The Game Plan''. In 2012, with Ten no longer holding the rights to the AFL, Hudson moved to

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, where he calls Saturday and Sunday matches and also appears in on First Crack and a podcast called ''The SuperFooty Podcast''. He called for SEN on a Friday night until 2022. As an avid supporter of Geelong, Hudson hosts many of the club's functions, including season launches, family days, and club best-and-fairest nights.

Personal life

Hudson is married to Eloise and has 3 children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hudson, Anthony 3AW presenters Australian television presenters 1971 births Living people RMIT University alumni Australian rules football commentators Australian tennis commentators Tennis commentators