Paul Tuddenham | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 14 September 1967 | ||
Original team(s) | Xavier College | ||
Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1987–1991 | Collingwood | 40 (32) | |
1992 | Carlton | 0 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1991. | |||
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).
Tuddenham's father Des was a Collingwood captain and is the ruck-rover in their Team of the Century. [1]
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]
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]