Anthony Hudson (commentator)


Anthony 'Huddo' Hudson is an Australian sport commentator on television and radio. He mainly commentates Australian rules football. He also writes for News Ltd newspapers. Hudson has a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism degree which he earned in 1993 at RMIT University.
Hudson became well known during the 1990s as a commentator for 3AW Football and subsequently the Seven Network and then Network Ten where he cemented his name.
Hudson called the 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 & 2011 AFL Grand Finals for Network Ten.
Hudson was famous for two particular 'calls' on Network Ten:
And another one on Fox Footy:
Hudson began his television career in Perth as a news boy and then moved to Melbourne. In 1991, he began his career with 3AW as a news journalist, and eventually progressed to calling the 1996 AFL Grand Final.
In the late 1990s he was a football and tennis commentator for the Seven Network, 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 Before The Game, 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 1116 SEN. 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 Fox Footy, where he calls Saturday and Sunday matches and also appears in a regular podcast called The SuperFooty Podcast. He calls for SEN on a Friday night and hosts their Saturday morning show, Crunch Time.
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 they have three daughters.