Tuddenham's father Des was a Collingwood captain and is the ruck-rover in their Team of the Century.
[1] An Xavier College recruit, Tuddenham first broke into the Collingwood seniors late in the 1987 season and played nine games in 1988, including a qualifying final.
[2][3] The following year Tuddenham played 10 games in the home and away season, but missed the finals series, which concluded with Collingwood ending their premiership drought.
[2][4] He played nine senior games in 1991 and ended the year badly by rupturing his ACL while training with the reserves.
[5] After playing for Prahran in the Victorian Football Association, Tuddenham returned to Xavier College and was a member of the 1995 Old Xaverians VAFA premiership team.