Anthony Hudson or ‘Huddo’ as he is commonly referred to is one of the most prominent Australian sports commentators and works across television and radio, as well as being a popular MC.
He started as a boy from Bendigo with a big dream and has forged an impressive career having called five AFL grand finals, covered plenty of different sports and is also a six-time award winner of ‘The most outstanding AFL commentator’. He has worked with 3AW, Seven, Ten, SEN116 and Fox Footy.
His ability to provide a storytelling aspect to the broadcast and build genuine excitement within listeners is one of the great strengths in his commentary. He is passionate, informative and has a knack for realising the magnitude of big moments and giving them justice as a result.
While he is an avid Geelong supporter, Hudson has an impressive ability to put his bias completely aside when calling the game which many commentators struggle with, some of his most iconic calls have actually been heartbreaking losses for his own team. Iconic calls etched into history include “I see it, but I don’t believe it” on Nick Davis’ four-goal final quarter to carry Sydney to victory over Geelong in the 2005 semi-final. While another famous call was “the miracle on grass” as Ash McGrath kicked a goal after the siren to complete a 52-point comeback for Brisbane against the Cats in 2013.
One of Anthony Hudson's most famous calls, 'The Miracle On Grass' as the Brisbane Lions won after the siren in a record-breaking comeback against Geelong.
Hudson was born in and grew up in Bendigo with a strong passion for media, receiving his first taste of the industry at the local radio station. Upon graduating from high school, he moved to Melbourne and studied journalism at RMIT University. Following his graduation, he quickly made a name for himself and was employed by 3AW as a news journalist in the early 90s, even getting to call the 1996 Grand Final. He soon joined the Seven Network and was a voice commonly heard by fans when watching the tennis and football. During this time, he was selected as part of the commentary team for the 2000 Olympics with Channel Seven, a career highlight.
The football broadcast rights switched across to Ten in 2001 and so did Hudson as he continued to expand his role through working on entertainment-based shows such as Before the Game.
His well-known career at SEN116 began at a similar time and he spent almost two decades with the radio network before moving on in 2022 for greater opportunity. His association there began back in 2004 when the SEN116 network was first established, giving him a wealth of experience calling five AFL Grand Finals and plenty of cricket.
Hudson is more recently known for his commentary on Fox Footy calling Saturday and Sunday AFL games across the past 10 years. Huddo’s famous commentary is linked with many historical moments in sport, and he will go down as one of the great commentators of all time. The sporting media landscape doesn’t have many people like Anthony Hudson, it is becoming uncommon to find commentators who are not ex-sportsmen in the modern day. This helps set him apart from many other callers, with his honest and authentic opinions making him one of the greatest in the industry.
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