Chris Judd

Chris Judd
Chris Judd
	Judd with West Coast in 2005
Personal information
Full name	Christopher Dylan Judd
Date of birth	8 September 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Melbourne
Original team(s)	Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup)/Caulfield Grammar (APS)
Draft	No. 3, 2001 national draft
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Playing career1
Years	Club
2002–2007	West Coast
2008–2015	Carlton
Total
Representative team honours
Years	Team
2008	Victoria
International team honours
2002	Australia
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2002.
Career highlights
	AFL Premiership captain: (2006); 2× Brownlow Medal: (2004, 2010); Norm Smith Medal: (2005); West Coast Captain: (2006–2007); Carlton captain: (2008–2012); 2× Leigh Matthews Trophy: (2006, 2011); 6× All-Australian team: (2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011); 2× West Coast Club Champion: (2004, 2006); 3× John Nicholls Medal: (2008, 2009, 2010); 3× Ross Glendinning Medal: (2005, 2005, 2006); AFL Rising Star: (nomination 2002); AFLPA Best First Year Player Award: (2002); Geoff Christian Medal: (2006); AFL Goal of the Year (2005); Madden Medal: (2015); AFL Life Member: (2015); West Coast Life Member (2018); Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee (2021);
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Christopher Dylan Judd (born 8 September 1983) is a former professional Australian rules footballer and captain^[1] of both the West Coast Eagles and Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.^[2]

Widely regarded as one of the best footballers in the modern game,^[3] Judd twice won the league's highest individual honour, the Brownlow Medal, and was a dual Leigh Matthews Trophy winner as the AFL Players Association most valuable player. He was also a premiership captain, having captained the West Coast Eagles to the 2006 AFL Premiership. Consistently recognised as one of the game's premier midfielders,^[3] Judd was selected in the All-Australian team six times, including as captain in 2008. At a representative level, he played for Australia in the 2002 International Rules Series and for Victoria in the AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match in 2008.

Judd is recognised as a great at two clubs: West Coast and Carlton. During his 134 games with West Coast, he captained the club for two seasons and won two Club Champion Awards. After returning to Melbourne to captain the Carlton Football Club, Judd won the John Nicholls Medal as the club's Best and Fairest three times, and became the fourth player in AFL history to win a Brownlow Medal at more than one club. In August 2021 Judd was elevated into the AFL Hall of Fame.^[4]

^ "Chris Judd steps down as Captain". Carlton Football Club. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
^ "10 Best AFL Players of All Time". 22 September 2023.
^ ^a ^b Sheahan, Mike (1 April 2011). "Blues skipper Chris Judd reveals his passion for the game". Herald Sun. Melbourne, VIC. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
^ "Judd storms to second Brownlow". 21 September 2010.

[nolongercaptain-1] "Chris Judd steps down as Captain". Carlton Football Club. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.

[2] "10 Best AFL Players of All Time". 22 September 2023.

[sheahan-3] Sheahan, Mike (1 April 2011). "Blues skipper Chris Judd reveals his passion for the game". Herald Sun. Melbourne, VIC. Retrieved 8 December 2011.

[4] "Judd storms to second Brownlow". 21 September 2010.

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