18 Facts About Peter Hudson

Peter John Hudson AM was born on 19 February 1946 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League and for the New Norfolk Football Club and Glenorchy Football Club in the Tasmanian Australian National Football League.

Peter Hudson was a superb reader of the play and knew how to use his body well in one-on-one contests.

Peter Hudson had a safe pair of hands and although he was known for using the flat punt when kicking for goal, he was usually very accurate.

Peter Hudson was kept goalless just four times during his career in premiership matches by Richmond's Barry Richardson in Round 7 of 1969, Collingwood's Ian Cooper in Round 2 of 1974, Carlton's Rod Austin in Round 14 of 1977 and in the TANFL, Bruce Greenhill of Sandy Bay in 1978.

Some sources list Peter Hudson as playing 107 games and kicking 769 goals for Glenorchy for a TANFL total of 185 games and 1,147 goals, and a career total of 314 games and 1,875 goals.

Peter Hudson experienced success as a coach during and after his playing days, leading Glenorchy to a TANFL premiership as playing coach and later coaching Hobart to successive finals appearances.

Peter Hudson became a respected club administrator, serving as CEO at St Kilda and Hawthorn during the 1990s.

Peter Hudson was born in 1946 in New Norfolk, Tasmania.

Peter Hudson kicked into the man-on-the-mark Barry Lawrence in one of his attempts to break the record during the grand final.

Peter Hudson had already kicked 8 goals and had just taken a mark within distance when he fell awkwardly.

Peter Hudson did not play another VFL game until lured back for the 1977 season, during which he kicked 110 goals for the season.

Peter Hudson supported the planned merger between Hawthorn and Melbourne in 1996.

Peter Hudson coached and played for Glenorchy Football Club in the TFL in 1975 and 1976, taking them to a premiership in his first year.

Peter Hudson retired as a player at the end of the season.

Peter Hudson was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996 and elevated to "Legend" status in 1999.

Peter Hudson was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2001.

Peter Hudson is depicted in a Tasmanian state guernsey taking a mark against South Australia in Jamie Cooper's painting The Game That Made Australia, commissioned by the AFL in 2008 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the sport.

In 2010, Peter Hudson became the eleventh player to feature in a Toyota Memorable Moments advertisement with Stephen Curry and Dave Lawson, comically re-enacting his unsuccessful attempt to break Bob Pratt's season goalkicking record in the 1971 VFL Grand Final.