Ben Hudson

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Ben Hudson
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Personal information
Birth February 22, 1979 (1979-02-22) (age 29),
Recruited from Werribee Football Club, Mount Gravatt Football Club
Height and weight 198cm / 108kg
Playing career¹
Debut April 11, 2004, Adelaide vs. Fremantle, at Subiaco Oval
Team(s) Adelaide (2004-2007)

55 games, 6 goals

Western Bulldogs (2008-)

11 games, 2 goals
¹ Statistics to end of Round 11 2008 season
Career highlights

Ben Hudson (born 22 February 1979) is an Australian rules footballer in the AFL who is currently playing for the Western Bulldogs.

Hudson was born in Victoria, but moved to Queensland at a young age.

In his teenage years, he began playing for the University of Queensland Australian Football Club as a ruckman and also the Mount Gravatt Football Club.

He later returned to Victoria to play with the Werribee Football Club, where at the relatively late age of 24, Adelaide Football Club talent scouts recognized his skills and lured him to the AFL at pick number 58 in the 2003 AFL Draft.

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[edit] At Adelaide

As a mobile ruckman, Hudson enjoyed a successful debut before seriously injuring the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during a fall on the eve of the 2005 finals series. He required a full knee reconstruction, which resulted in the return of veteran ruckman Matthew Clarke back from the brink of retirement.

Hudson recovered well from the injury to play in the SANFL late in 2006. He returned to the Crows in 2007 and performed well throughout the year, playing 22 games, garnering 366 hit-outs and finishing second overall in the AFL for hardball gets.[1]

During the year he was suspended for one week by the club for breaking the team curfew[2]. He was also allegedly upset by criticism from Adelaide coach Neil Craig[3].

On 19 September 2007 Hudson asked to be traded to the Western Bulldogs, after contract negotiations with Adelaide broke down[4].

[edit] At the Western Bulldogs

Hudson officially joined the Western Bulldogs on a three-year contract on 12 October 2007, after the Adelaide Football Club agreed in principal to a swap. Hudson has fitted in well at his new club and his superb performance against ladder leaders Hawthorn led coach Alastair Clarkson to name him the trade of the year.

In the Round 11 match against St. Kilda, Hudson was charged with a Level Two striking offence against Leigh Montagna during the second quarter, because the action was considered to be of intentional conduct (three points), low impact (one point) and body contact (one point). A Level Two offence draws 125 demerit points and a one-match sanction. However, because Hudson had no existing good or bad record, an early plea could reduce the penalty by 25 percent to a reprimand and 93.75 points to wards his future record, which he accepted.[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Mark Stevens (10 October 2007). Western Bulldogs get their man Ben Hudson.
  2. ^ AAP (8 August, 2007). Adelaide trio suspended.
  3. ^ Michelangelo Rucci (6 October, 2007). McLeod proves his value.
  4. ^ Daniel Brettig (19 September, 2007). Crows resigned to losing Hudson.
  5. ^ Match review panel: round 11, 2008 (9 June 2008).

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Western Bulldogs Football Club – current squad

1 Ray • 2 Murphy • 3 Everitt • 4 Cross • 5 Boyd • 6 Johnson • 7 West • 8 Hahn • 9 Gilbee • 10 Eagleton • 11 Street • 12 Williams • 13 Giansiracusa • 14 Ward • 15 Hudson • 16 Griffen • 17 Cooney • 18 Stack • 19 Higgins • 20 Hill • 21 Akermanis • 22 Addison • 23 McDougall • 24 Grant • 25 Hargrave • 26 Reid • 27 Minson • 28 Welsh • 29 Wood • 30 O'Keefe • 31 Mulligan* • 32 Boumann • 33 Callan • 34 Skipper • 35 Tiller • 36 Lake • 37 Wight • 38 Morris • 39 Lynch • 40 Harbrow • 41 White* • 42 Hughes* • 42 Shaw* • 44 O'Shea • Coach: Eade

* denotes Rookie Listed players