William Wyatt Hudd (28 November 1901 – 5 August 1960) was an

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er who played with

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and

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in the

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(VFL).

Football

Mostly a defender, Hudd started his career at Queenscliff before moving to Geelong and becoming a half back flanker in their 1925 premiership side. He joined Essendon in 1926, spending two seasons there before taking a break from the VFL and playing at VFA club

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. In 1929 he returned to the league with Hawthorn, playing for two years there and then moving to

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before retiring in 1931 after 83 VFL games.

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References

*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

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* 1901 births 1960 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents Geelong Football Club players Geelong Football Club premiership players Essendon Football Club players Hawthorn Football Club players Yarraville Football Club players Sandringham Football Club players VFL/AFL premiership players {{AFL-bio-1901-stub