CTV > A tribute to Gavin Brown CTV > A tribute to Des Tuddenham CTV > Des Tuddenham interviewCollingwood champions Des Tuddenham and Gavin Brown were inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame on Thursday night.
Two of Collingwood’s favourite sons, Brown and Tuddenham epitomised courage, toughness and commitment, and their respective inductions were richly deserved.
The pair joined Kevin Sheedy, Garry Hocking, Glen Jakovich, Noel Teasdale, Geof Motley and long-time Queensland umpire Tom McArthur as 2008 Hall of Fame inductees, while Alex Jesaulenko was elevated to legend status.
Brown, who is now coach of Collingwood’s VFL team, played 254 games from 1987-2000 and was a member of the 1990 premiership team.
He won three Copeland trophies, captained the club from 1994-98, and was named on the interchange in Collingwood’s Team of the Century.
Tuddenham, meanwhile, played 182 games for Collingwood from 1962-71 before returning for the 1976 and 77 seasons.
He was skipper for five seasons, won the Copeland Trophy in 1963 as well as being runner-up three times, and was named ruck-rover in the Collingwood Team of the Century.
Both men are members of the Collingwood Hall of Fame.
Gavin Brown
- Played 254 games, kicking 195 goals for Collingwood, 1987-2000
- Played in 9 finals, kicking 21 goals
- 57 career Brownlow Medal votes
- Premiership 1990
- Collingwood best and fairest 1989, 1994, 1997
- State representative on 11 occasions
- International Rules representative 1990
- EJ Whitten Medallist 1989, 1997
- All-Australian 1989, 1991, 1994
- Collingwood captain 1994-98
- Collingwood Team of the Century
Des Tuddenham
- Played 251 games, kicking 317 goals for Collingwood and Essendon, 1962-1977
- Played in 15 finals, kicking 23 goals
- 53 career Brownlow Medal votes
- Collingwood best and fairest 1963
- Collingwood captain 1966-69, 1976
- Essendon captain 1972-75
- State representative on five occasions
- Coached Essendon 1972-1975
- Coached South Melbourne 1978
- Collingwood Team of the Century
Legends
- Gordon Coventry
- James 'Jock' McHale
Players
- Gavin Brown (Collingwood
- Dermott Brereton (Hawth., Sydney, Coll.)
- Albert Collier (Collingwood, Fitzroy)
- Harry Collier (Collingwood)
- Syd Coventry (Collingwood)
- Peter Daicos (Collingwood)
- Len Fitzgerald (Collingwood, Sturt)
- Des Fothergill (Collingwood)
- Phonse Kyne (Collingwood)
- Dick Lee (Collingwood)
- Peter McKenna (Collingwood, Carlton)
- Dan Minogue (Coll., Rich., Hawth.)
- Peter Moore (Collingwood, Melbourne)
- Charlie H. Pannam (Coll., Rich.)
- Jack Regan (Collingwood)
- Lou Richards (Collingwood)
- Wayne Richardson (Collingwood)
- Bob Rose (Collingwood)
- Len Thompson (Coll., Sth Melb., Fitz.)
- Des Tuddenham (Collingwood, Essendon)
Coaches
- James 'Jock' McHale
- Tom Hafey
- John Cahill
