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{{short description|Australian rules footballer (born 1983)}}
{{About|the Australian rules footballer|the American actor and choreographer|Cris Judd}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=October 2011}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Chris Judd
| image = Chris Judd.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Judd with West Coast in 2005
| fullname = Christopher Dylan Judd
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|9|8}}
| birth_place = [[Melbourne]]
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| originalteam = [[Sandringham Dragons]] ([[TAC Cup]])/[[Caulfield Grammar School|Caulfield Grammar]] ([[Associated Public Schools of Victoria|APS]])
| draftpick = No. 3, [[2001 AFL draft|2001 national draft]]
| height = 189&nbsp;cm
| weight = 88&nbsp;kg
| position = [[Australian rules football positions|Midfielder]]
| statsend = 2015
| repstatsend = 2002
| years1 = 2002–2007
| club1 = {{AFL WC}}
| games_goals1 = 134 (138)
| years2 = 2008–2015
| club2 = {{AFL Car}}
| games_goals2 = 145{{0}}(90)
| games_goalstotal = 279 (228)
| sooyears1 = 2008
| sooteam1 = [[Victoria Australian rules football team|Victoria]]
| soogames_goals1 = 1 (0)
| nationalyears1 = 2002
| nationalteam1 = [[Australian International rules football team|Australia]]
| nationalgames_goals1 = 2 (0)
| careerhighlights = *[[List of Australian Football League premiers|AFL Premiership captain]]: ([[2006 AFL Grand Final|2006]])
*2× [[Brownlow Medal]]: (2004, 2010)
*[[Norm Smith Medal]]: (2005)
* [[List of West Coast Eagles captains|West Coast Captain]]: (2006–2007)
* [[List of Carlton Football Club captains|Carlton captain]]: (2008–2012)
*2× [[Leigh Matthews Trophy]]: (2006, 2011)
*6× [[All-Australian team]]: (2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
*2× [[John Worsfold Medal|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)
* [[AFL Players Association awards#Main Awards#Best First Year Player|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)

}}

'''Christopher Dylan Judd''' (born 8 September 1983) is a former professional [[Australian rules football]]er and investment manager. He captained both the [[West Coast Eagles]] and [[Carlton Football Club]] in the [[Australian Football League]] (AFL) and is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.<ref name="nolongercaptain">{{cite web|url=http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2012-12-10/judd-steps-down|title=Chris Judd steps down as Captain|date=10 December 2012|access-date=10 December 2012|publisher=Carlton Football Club}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://gamebuds.au/best-afl-players-of-all-time/ | title=10 Best AFL Players of All Time | date=22 September 2023 }}</ref>

Widely regarded as one of the best footballers in the modern game,<ref name="sheahan">{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/blues-skipper-chris-judd-reveals-his-passion-for-the-game/story-e6frf9jf-1226032305489|title=Blues skipper Chris Judd reveals his passion for the game|first=Mike|last=Sheahan|date=1 April 2011|access-date=8 December 2011|newspaper=Herald Sun|location=Melbourne, VIC}}</ref> 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 Grand Final|2006 AFL Premiership]]. Consistently recognised as one of the game's premier midfielders,<ref name="sheahan" /> Judd was selected in the [[All-Australian team]] six times, including as captain in [[2008 All-Australian team|2008]]. At a representative level, he played for [[Australian international rules football team|Australia]] in the [[2002 International Rules Series]] and for [[Victoria Australian rules football team|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 [[John Worsfold Medal|Club Champion Award]]s. 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-09-20/judd-storms-to-second-brownlow/2267926|title=Judd storms to second Brownlow|date=21 September 2010}}</ref>

==Early life==
Judd was born in [[Melbourne]] to Andrew Judd and Lisa Engel.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/chris-judd-rebecca-twiggy-welcomed-to-melbourne/story-e6frf7l6-1111114441658|title=Chris Judd, Rebecca Twigley welcomed to Melbourne
|first=Mary|last=Bolling|work=Herald Sun|date=18 September 2007}}</ref> He was raised in Melbourne's [[City of Bayside|bayside]] suburbs, where he played for the [https://gozebs.com/ East Sandringham] Junior Football Club<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIk419uHuOA Where It All Began – Chris Judd and Jobe Watson]</ref><ref>Daffey, Paul (23 June 2007); [http://aussierules.australianrules.com.au/2007stories/comefrom.html Where did he come from?] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426001648/http://aussierules.australianrules.com.au/2007stories/comefrom.html |date=26 April 2012 }}</ref> before he attended [[Caulfield Grammar School]].<ref>{{cite news | last=Silkstone | first=Dan | title=Caulfield rocks as Judd goes back to school | date=8 June 2007 | newspaper=The Age | url=http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/caulfield-rocks-as-judd-goes-back-to-school/2007/06/07/1181089237407.html}}</ref> Judd was an all-round sportsman and junior [[track and field]] star and solid [[cricket]] player. He won the APS U17 1500m representing Caulfield Grammar and the Ferret Track Club. At Caulfield Grammar, he began to focus on Australian rules football and later captained the school's First team. Judd attained an [[Equivalent National Tertiary Entrance Rank|ENTER]] score of 96.20 on his [[Victorian Certificate of Education]].<ref>{{cite news | last=McClure | first=Geoff | title=Where have you hoarded the advertising, Collo? | date=17 March 2008 | newspaper=The Age | url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/where-have-you-hoarded-the-advertising-collo/2008/03/16/1205602196506.html?page=fullpage | location=Melbourne}}</ref> He attended [[St Leonard's College (Melbourne)|St Leonard's College]] throughout his primary school years.

Judd was a graduate of the 2000 AIS/AFL Academy and participated in the 2000 [[AFL Under 18 Championships]], although due to his young age at 17, he was too young to be drafted by an AFL club. He played [[TAC Cup]] football with the [[Sandringham Dragons]] through to 2001.

At the 2001 AFL Under 18 Championships, Judd was named captain of the Vic Metro team, despite chronic shoulder problems.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2010-06-29/top-marks-for-class-of-01|title=Top marks for class of '01|first=Paul |last=Daffey |date=29 June 2010}}</ref> Although he missed the 2001 AFL Draft Camp, his performances at the state championships made him an obvious standout to recruiters and he was tipped to be picked high in the [[2001 AFL draft]]. Judd was taken by West Coast with its [[priority draft pick]] (No. 3 overall) in what was later to be called the "super draft" due to the standout quality of the players to have developed from that draft year.

==AFL career==

===West Coast Eagles career (2002–2007)===
Judd played only one [[West Australian Football League|WAFL]] match<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wafl.com.au/players/view/902|title=Chris Judd (East Perth)|access-date=8 December 2011|publisher=WAFL Online|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515221139/http://www.wafl.com.au/players/view/902|archive-date=15 May 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> before making his debut for West Coast in [[2002 AFL season#Round 2|round 2, 2002]]. He had an impressive debut season, winning the [[AFL Players Association awards#Main Awards#Best First Year Player|AFLPA Best First Year Player Award]].{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} In his second season, he alternated between the midfield and forward line and with several dominant performances{{According to whom|date=August 2018}} he finished runner up in the club's best and fairest.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} He was appointed as one of the Eagles' four vice-captains prior to the commencement of the 2004 season.

====Breakthrough season, Brownlow Medal and grand final loss (2004–2005)====
2004 was Judd's breakthrough season in which he combined with captain [[Ben Cousins]], midfielder [[Daniel Kerr]] and [[Ruckman (Australian rules football position)|ruckman]] [[Dean Cox (Australian footballer)|Dean Cox]] in the Eagles' midfield. Judd averaged 22 disposals, kicked 24 goals for the season, and became West Coast's first Brownlow medallist, polling 30 votes to finish seven ahead of runner-up [[Mark Ricciuto]]. Additionally, he was named to his first [[All-Australian team]] as a wingman, and won the Eagles' Club Champion award for the first time. In 2005, he again averaged 22 disposals and was runner-up to Cousins as Club Champion; he kicked the [[Goal of the Year (Australia)|Goal of the Year]] and won the [[Norm Smith Medal]] in West Coast's four-point loss to {{AFL Syd}} in the [[2005 AFL Grand Final]].

====Captain and grand final win (2006–2007)====
[[File:Chris Judd at West Coast.jpg|thumb|Judd on the field during the 2006 AFL Season]]
On 1 March 2006, Judd was named captain of the club, succeeding Ben Cousins who stepped down from the role for disciplinary reasons.<ref name="chargeslikely">{{cite news |title= Charge likely over booze-bus incident |url= http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/charge-likely-over-boozebus-incident/2006/02/26/1140888738655.html |newspaper=[[The Age]] |date=26 February 2006 |access-date=21 December 2008 | location=Melbourne}}</ref> He led the Eagles to a one-point victory against Sydney in the [[2006 AFL Grand Final]], winning his only [[AFL Premiership]] medallion. Additionally, he won his second club best and fairest award, his second All-Australian selection and the [[Leigh Matthews Trophy]] as the [[AFL Players Association]]'s Most Valuable Player.

Judd's strong form continued into 2007 and he polled Brownlow votes in each of his first eight games for the season.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} However, as the year progressed, he was hampered by a chronic [[groin]] injury which sidelined him for several weeks and restricted his performance in the games he played. He was forced to play-off the bench and in the forward line often and was rested for several games in anticipation of playing in the finals series. He had won one premiership and was runner-up with the West Coast Eagles in 2005.

===Leaving West Coast (2007)===
On 16 September 2007, two days after West Coast's semi-final elimination by [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]], it was announced that Judd had left West Coast and would be requesting a trade to a club in Victoria.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=judd&pb=all_ffx&dt=enterRange&dr=1month&sd=01%2F09%2F2007&ed=25%2F09%2F2007&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=100&rm=200&sp=adv&clsPage=1&docID=AGE070918MQ6E16M606E |title= He went, he saw, he conquered. The Juddernaut is coming home| first=Caroline | last =Wilson|date=18 September 2007| work =The Age|page= 3}}</ref> He notified West Coast coach [[John Worsfold]] and CEO Trevor Nisbett of his intentions earlier that day.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://westcoasteagles.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/7155/Default.aspx?newsId=51189|title=Chris Judd leaves West Coast|publisher=West Coast Football Club|date=16 September 2007}}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=208&newsId=51199|title=Winds of change batter Eagles|publisher=AAP|date=16 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112153543/http://www.afl.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=208&newsId=51199|archive-date=12 November 2007}}</ref> His departure created much attention and speculation among the Melbourne-based clubs, the media and the football community.

In the weeks following the announcement of his departure, Judd met with four clubs: Essendon, Melbourne, Collingwood and Carlton.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://realfooty.com.au/news/news/judd-rules-out-dons-demons/2007/10/01/1191091001818.html
|title=Judd decides against Dons, Demons|publisher=Fairfax|date=1 October 2007}}</ref> On 2 October 2007, Judd announced that his preferred club was Carlton, and Carlton was also considered most likely to secure a trade with West Coast, because the club held two early draft picks which could be used in negotiations.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.afl.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=208&newsId=52036 |title=Judd chooses Blues |publisher=AAP |date=2 October 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112153550/http://www.afl.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=208&newsId=52036 |archive-date=12 November 2007}}</ref> On 11 October 2007, Judd was officially traded to Carlton along with a third round selection in the [[2007 AFL draft]] (No. 46 overall) for Carlton's first and second round selections (No. 3 and 20) and [[Josh J. Kennedy|Josh Kennedy]], who was reluctant to leave Carlton.<ref>The Australia (2010). [http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/eagles-land-a-reluctant-catch/story-e6frg7mx-1111114623696 Eagles land a reluctant catch]. Retrieved 15 May 2010.</ref> Judd was subsequently given the No. 5 guernsey vacated by the trade of Kennedy,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://realfooty.com.au/news/news/its-a-done-deal/2007/10/11/1191696049892.html|title=Judd deal done with Carlton|newspaper=The Age|date=11 October 2007|access-date=11 October 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012231231/http://realfooty.com.au/news/news/its-a-done-deal/2007/10/11/1191696049892.html|archive-date=12 October 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> and he signed a six-year, $6,000,000 contract with the club.<ref name="contracts">{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|location=Melbourne, VIC|author=Samantha Lane|title=Judd takes one year, huge pay cut|url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/judd-takes-one-year-huge-pay-cut-20130509-2jaqv.html|date=10 May 2013|access-date=7 June 2015}}</ref>

===Carlton career (2008–2015)===
[[File:ChrisJuddCarltonTraining2008.png|thumb|left|150px|Chris Judd at Carlton training in 2008]]

====Captain and second Brownlow Medal (2008–2010)====
During the off-season, Judd was awarded the captaincy of the club entering into his first season with the Blues. His first game in navy blue was a Friday afternoon practice match on 7 March 2008 against the Western Bulldogs at [[MC Labour Park]], with his presence attracting 12,000 fans,<ref>Herald Sun (2008). [http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23239446-11088,00.html Judd to captain Blues].</ref> and he began his senior career with the club in the first round. His return match against West Coast at [[Subiaco Oval]] in round 7 was widely anticipated in the media, and Carlton won by 37 points.<ref>{{cite news | last=Wilson | first=Ray | title=Blues end drought in West | date=3 May 2008 | newspaper=The Age | url=http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/matchreport/Blues-end-drought-in-West/2008/05/02/1209235166339.html}}</ref> Judd played 21 of the 22 home-and-away games through the season was named All-Australian captain and ruck rover – his third All-Australian selection, and first as captain – and won the [[John Nicholls Medal]] for the best and fairest of the Carlton Football Club. He also represented the Victorian team the following week for the Hall of Fame Tribute Match. Judd again won the John Nicholls Medal and All-Australian selection in 2009.

Judd had a controversial end to his 2009 season. In Carlton's elimination final loss to [[Brisbane Lions|Brisbane]], Judd was cited by the Match Review Panel for misconduct against [[Michael Rischitelli]], after Judd made unnecessary contact near Rischitelli's eyes. The media initially reported the case as [[eye-gouging]], and Judd created a bigger controversy when he stated that his intention was not to eye-gouge, but to push a [[pressure point]] behind Rischitelli's ear. Judd later said that his comment was intended as [[dry humor]], but it was misinterpreted as genuine and prompted condemnation from many sources, from sports commentators to martial arts experts. After contesting the charge and appealing the penalty at the [[AFL Tribunal]], Judd was suspended for three weeks. In another [[deadpan]] statement after the hearing, he stated "I've since watched a couple of [[Steven Seagal]] movies and realised that pressure points are no laughing matter," but he also acknowledged his own "stupidity" in the controversy.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-sport/judd-regrets-stupidity-as-ban-stands-20090910-fjar.html | location=Melbourne | work=The Age | title=Judd regrets 'stupidity' as ban stands | date=10 September 2009 | access-date=1 December 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609113811/http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-sport/judd-regrets-stupidity-as-ban-stands-20090910-fjar.html | archive-date=9 June 2012 | url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/judd-denies-he-eyegouged-20091124-j3u9.html | location=Melbourne | work=The Age | title=Judd denies he eye-gouged | first=Martin | last=Blake | date=7 September 2009 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628211905/http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/judd-denies-he-eyegouged-20091124-j3u9.html | archive-date=28 June 2011}}</ref> Then, his leadership was called into question when the team misbehaved during an organised Christmas booze cruise, which saw suspensions to teammates [[Andrew Walker (footballer)|Andrew Walker]], [[Eddie Betts]] and [[Ryan Houlihan]].<ref>[http://www.theroar.com.au/2010/01/09/carlton-fans-should-be-singing-the-blues-over-judds-leadership/ The fatal flaw in Chris Judd's leadership], The Roar, Retrieved 11 January 2010.</ref>

After missing the opening three rounds of the 2010 season due to the "pressure point" incident, Judd earned three Brownlow votes in each of his first five matches for the season, going on to win his second [[Brownlow Medal]] with 30 votes, four ahead of 2009 Brownlow Medallist [[Gary Ablett, Jr.]] He became the thirteenth [[VFL/AFL]] player to win the Brownlow more than once, the fourth [[VFL/AFL]] player to win the Brownlow at two different clubs (West Coast and Carlton), and the first [[VFL/AFL]] player to twice poll thirty or more votes in a season.<ref>Excluding the 1976–77 medals, which did not follow the traditional 3–2–1 voting system</ref> Judd also won his fifth All-Australian selection, being named on the interchange bench, and his third consecutive [[John Nicholls Medal]], becoming the only player other than [[John Nicholls (footballer)|Nicholls]] to win the Carlton best and fairest award three times in a row.<ref>Carlton Football Club [http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/103378/default.aspx Judd in John Nicholls Medal threepeat] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706102532/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/103378/default.aspx |date=6 July 2011 }}, retrieved 28 September 2010.</ref>

====Return to finals and further awards (2011–2012)====
In 2011, Judd led Carlton to its best season in a decade, helping the team finish 5th at the end of the season, and to record its first finals victory since 2001. He was awarded the [[Leigh Matthews Trophy]] for the second time in his career, as well as the [[AFL Players Association awards|AFLPA's Best Captain Award]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aflpa.com.au/news/post/judd_takes_home_players_mvp_double|title=Judd takes home Players' MVP double|first=Heath|last=Evans|date=12 September 2011|access-date=12 September 2011|publisher=Australian Football League Players' Association}}</ref> He was named vice-captain and ruck-rover of the All-Australian team, his fourth consecutive selection.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sen.com.au/marbletrend-player-of-the-year-page |title=Leon Davis, Eddie Betts make All-Australian Squad |date=6 September 2011 |access-date=6 September 2011 |newspaper=Herald Sun |first=Al |last=Paton |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814134425/http://www.sen.com.au/marbletrend-player-of-the-year-page |archive-date=14 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/123732/default.aspx|title=Pies dominate AA team|date=19 September 2011|access-date=19 September 2011|publisher=Australian Football League|first=Luke|last=Holmesby|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923172227/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/123732/default.aspx|archive-date=23 September 2011}}</ref> He had entered the Brownlow Medal count as an unbackable favourite, with [[Sportsbet]] electing to pay out early after round 20, but he ultimately finished fifth.<ref name="early">{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/sportsbetcomau-pays-out-on-chris-judd-brownlow/story-e6frf9jf-1226110940877|title=Sportsbet.com.au pays out on Chris Judd Brownlow|first=Jon|last=Anderson|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=8 August 2011|access-date=8 August 2011}}</ref> He played his 200th AFL game during the season.

====Final years====
In 2012, Judd played his 100th match for Carlton as captain against Hawthorn in round 14. In round 16 against {{AFL NM}} he was reported for misconduct in that he pulled opposition player [[Leigh Adams (footballer)|Leigh Adams]]' arm up, causing the shoulder to dislocate, in a move known as a "[[chicken wing tackle]]". Judd denied that he intended to hurt Adams, but the tribunal found him guilty and suspended him for four matches.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/top-stories/carlton-captain-chris-judd-suspended-for-four-matches-by-afl-tribunal-for-chicken-wing-tackle/story-e6frfkp9-1226426894360|title=Blow to Carlton as Chris Judd banned for four matches|first=Bruce|last=Matthews|date=18 July 2012|work=[[Herald Sun]]|access-date=18 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/judd-winged-for-a-month-20120717-2289a.html |title=Judd winged for a month|date=July 2012 |first=Jesse |last=Hogan|work=[[The Age]]|access-date=18 July 2012}}</ref> He finished third in the John Nicholls Medal for the 2012 season.<ref name="nicholls12">{{cite web|url=http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/148980/default.aspx|title=Scotland wins his first Best & Fairest|date=2 October 2012|access-date=3 October 2012|publisher=Carlton Football Club|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007093255/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/148980/default.aspx|archive-date=7 October 2012}}</ref>

Following the 2012 season, Judd took on a smaller role in the team, electing to relinquish the captaincy and step down from the leadership group.<ref name="nolongercaptain" /> After his original six-year contract ended at the end of 2013, he began signing single-year contracts in preparation for the end of his career.<ref name="contracts" /> In round 10, 2015, he suffered an [[anterior cruciate ligament injury]] in his left knee<ref>{{cite web|title=AFL Round 10 Carlton vs Adelaide Replay 2015 (incident at 21 minute mark)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvHWPvTE8S4?t=1277 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/lvHWPvTE8S4| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|website=YouTube| date=7 June 2015 |access-date=12 October 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-06-06/chris-judd-suffers-knee-injury-against-crows|title=Horror blow for Chris Judd with ruptured ACL confirmed|author=Jennifer Phelan|date=6 June 2015|access-date=7 June 2015|publisher=Australian Football League}}</ref> and subsequently announced his retirement days later, bringing an end to his 279-game career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-06-09/judd-to-make-his-call|title=Judd calls time as knee injury brings an end to a storied career|date=9 June 2015|access-date=9 June 2015|publisher=Australian Football League}}</ref>

==Playing style==
At his peak, Judd was the best midfielder in the game and is widely regarded as one of the best players of the 2000s decade. The strengths and traits of Judd's playing style were different between his time at West Coast and his time at Carlton, and he has been widely lauded for his proficiency at both. At West Coast, while he was a strong ball-winner, it was as an outside midfielder and ball-user where he distinguished himself. He possessed a combination of explosive speed, acceleration, agility and core strength which few if any players in the league could match; these attributes gave him the ability to receive the ball in traffic, then break free from or weave around taggers and opponents, allowing him to take clearing kicks in open space which were damaging to opposition teams. By the time he had joined Carlton, he had lost much of his acceleration and agility owing to the groin injuries he suffered in 2007. He overcame this by converting his game style to predominantly inside ball-winning role. By virtue of his core strength and balance, he became one of the best in the league at receiving ruck tap-outs, and riding or shaking off tackles in packs and congestion to win clearing handpasses to Carlton's outside midfielders.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-09/the-duality-of-judd-reflects-his-greatness/6531546|publisher=ABC|author=Dean Bilton|title=Chris Judd to retire an AFL great as West Coast and Carlton spells differ in style but not substance|date=10 June 2015|access-date=12 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=A champion of a 'self-indulgent pastime': The legacy of Chris Judd|author=Jay Croucher|url=http://hamcj.com/2014/07/31/chris-judd/|date=31 July 2014|access-date=12 June 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614151216/http://hamcj.com/2014/07/31/chris-judd/|archive-date=14 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Chris Judd: from dashing prince to stoppages king |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/chris-judd-from-dashing-prince-to-stoppages-king/story-fn6bmfa2-1226051793784|author=Paul Roos|date=7 May 2011|access-date=12 June 2015|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=Sydney, NSW}}</ref>

==Footballing recognition==
Judd has been praised by AFL journalists and past players in addition to formal awards he has received.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/hawks-show-fight-to-down-blues-11060-20100523-w3om.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | first=Sam | last=Lienert | title=Hawks show fight to down Blues 110–60 | date=23 May 2010}}</ref>
{{Cquote|I'm continually amazed the way he plays his game... You hear him interviewed and you think what an unbelievably together, mature, young guy he is. He's a fantastic guy to have.|200px||[[Leigh Matthews]], VFL/AFL Player of the Century<ref>{{Cite journal| last=Robert | first=Draine| journal=Inside Sport |issue=August 2010|title=Chris Judd vs The Rest}}</ref>}}

{{Cquote|He is the hardest opponent I've ever played on. I remember watching him when he first burst onto the scene, I actually would look at him as someone I wanted to base my game around. His speed, his accuracy with his skills, his contested football. It's just fantastic.|200px||[[Adam Goodes]], Dual Brownlow Medallist<ref>{{Cite news| last=Todd | first=Balym|work=[[Sunday Herald Sun]]|date=April 2011 | access-date=29 June 2014|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/afl/judd-dread-adam-goodes-meets-his-maker/story-e6frexwr-1226043775697|title=Judd dread: Adam Goodes meets his maker}}</ref>}}

{{Cquote|I played with magnificent players. [[John Nicholls (footballer)|Nicholls]], [[Bruce Doull|Doull]], [[Alex Jesaulenko|Jesaulenko]], but Judd is by far the best I've ever seen. He is just so consistently good, week after week – the way he's going he will win another Brownlow.|200px||[[Peter Jones (Australian rules footballer)|Percy Jones]], Four-time Carlton premiership player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2011-05-04/greatest-blue-of-all|title=Greatest Blue of all|first1=Cameron |last1=Noakes |first2=Howard |last2=Kotton |date=4 May 2011}}</ref>}}

{{Cquote|It is almost super human, the way that he shrugs tackles and wins clearances and shimmies and shakes and sets up scoring opportunities and his consistency.|200px||[[Peter Bell (Australian footballer born 1976)|Peter Bell]], former Fremantle captain and North Melbourne premiership player,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportsnewsfirst.com.au/articles/2011/08/16/chris-judd-just-gets-better/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420230448/http://www.sportsnewsfirst.com.au/articles/2011/08/16/chris-judd-just-gets-better/|title=Chris Judd just gets better|archive-date=20 April 2012|first=Kim |last=Hagdorn|author-link=Kim Hagdorn|date=16 August 2011}}</ref>}}

==Statistics==
:<ref>[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/C/Chris_Judd.html Chris Judd's player profile at AFL Tables]</ref>
{{AFL player statistics legend}}
{{AFL player statistics start}}
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2002
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL|WC}}
| 3 || 22 || 21 || 12 || 222 || 109 || 331 || 48 || 63 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 10.1 || 5.0 || 15.0 || 2.2 || 2.9
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2003
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL|WC}}
| 3 || 23 || 29 || 15 || 268 || 150 || 418 || 52 || 74 || 1.3 || 0.7 || 11.7 || 6.5 || 18.2 || 2.3 || 3.2
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2004
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL|WC}}
| 3 || 23 || 24 || 15 || 330 || 171 || 501 || 51 || 89 || 1.0 || 0.7 || 14.3 || 7.4 || 21.8 || 2.2 || 3.9
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2005
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL|WC}}
| 3 || 24 || 15 || 24 || 336 || 200 || 536 || 77 || 79 || 0.6 || 1.0 || 14.0 || 8.3 || 22.3 || 3.2 || 3.3
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2006
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL|WC}}
| 3 || 23 || 29 || 20 || 332 || 263 || 595 || 61 || 112 || 1.3 || 0.9 || 14.4 || 11.4 || 25.9 || 2.7 || 4.9
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2007
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL|WC}}
| 3 || 19 || 20 || 14 || 240 || 197 || 437 || 37 || 60 || 1.1 || 0.7 || 12.6 || 10.4 || 23.0 || 1.9 || 3.2
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2008
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Car}}
| 5 || 21 || 15 || 9 || 250 || 258 || 508 || 41 || 81 || 0.7 || 0.4 || 11.9 || 12.3 || 24.2 || 2.0 || 3.9
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2009
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Car}}
| 5 || 23 || 12 || 19 || 319 || 290 || 609 || 54 || 102 || 0.5 || 0.8 || 13.9 || 12.6 || 26.5 || 2.3 || 4.4
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2010
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Car}}
| 5 || 20 || 14 || 11 || 291 || 248 || 539 || 61 || 105 || 0.7 || 0.6 || 14.6 || 12.4 || 27.0 || 3.1 || 5.3
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2011
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Car}}
| 5 || 24 || 14 || 16 || 301 || 332 || 633 || 69 || 148 || 0.6 || 0.7 || 12.5 || 13.8 || 26.4 || 2.9 || 6.2
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2012
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Car}}
| 5 || 17 || 13 || 9 || 209 || 217 || 426 || 55 || 62 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 12.3 || 12.8 || 25.1 || 3.2 || 3.6
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2013
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Car}}
| 5 || 20 || 11 || 12 || 236 || 217 || 453 || 48 || 68 || 0.6 || 0.6 || 11.8 || 10.9 || 22.7 || 2.4 || 3.4
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2014
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Car}}
| 5 || 12 || 7 || 4 || 141 || 105 || 246 || 44 || 41 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 11.8 || 8.8 || 20.5 || 3.7 || 3.4
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2015
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Car}}
| 5 || 8 || 4 || 2 || 76 || 72 || 148 || 20 || 21 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 9.5 || 9.0 || 18.5 || 2.5 || 2.6
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=3| Career
! 279
! 228
! 182
! 3551
! 2829
! 6380
! 718
! 1105
! 0.8
! 0.7
! 12.7
! 10.1
! 22.9
! 2.6
! 4.0
|}

==Honours and achievements==
{| style="margin-right:4px; margin-top:8px; float:right; border:1px #000 solid; border-radius:8px; background:#fff; font-family:Verdana; font-size:8pt; text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#fff;"
| colspan="2;" style="padding:3px; margin-bottom:-3px; margin-top:2px; font-family:Arial; "| '''[[Brownlow Medal]] votes'''
|-
! style="width:50%;"| Season
! style="width:50%;"| Votes
|-
| [[2002 Brownlow Medal|2002]]
| 0
|-
| [[2003 Brownlow Medal|2003]]
| 12
|-
|- style="background:#D9F9E9;"
| '''[[2004 Brownlow Medal|2004]]'''
| '''30'''
|-
| [[2005 Brownlow Medal|2005]]
| 15
|-
| [[2006 Brownlow Medal|2006]]
| 21
|-
| [[2007 Brownlow Medal|2007]]
| 16
|-
| [[2008 Brownlow Medal|2008]]
| 16
|-
| [[2009 Brownlow Medal|2009]]
| 22
|-
|- style="background:#D9F9E9;"
| '''[[2010 Brownlow Medal|2010]]'''
| '''30'''
|-
| [[2011 Brownlow Medal|2011]]
| 23
|-
| [[2012 Brownlow Medal|2012]]
| 12
|-
| [[2013 Brownlow Medal|2013]]
| 5
|-
| [[2014 Brownlow Medal|2014]]
| 7
|-
|2015
|1
|-
| '''Total'''
| '''210'''
|-
| colspan=2| <small>Key:</small>
|- style="background:#d9f9e9; border:1px solid #aaa; width:2em;"
| colspan=2| <small>Green / '''Bold''' = [[List of Brownlow Medal winners|Won]]</small><!--
<br />* = joint winner</small>
|- style="background-color:#FFCCCC; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;"
| colspan=2| <small>Red / ''Italics'' = [[Brownlow Medal#Ineligibility|Ineligible]]</small>
-->
|}

*''Team''
**'''[[AFL Premiership]] ([[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]])''': [[2006 AFL Grand Final|2006]] ([[Captain (Australian rules football)|C]])
**'''[[McClelland Trophy]] ([[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]])''': 2006 ([[Captain (Australian rules football)|C]])
*''Individual''
**'''[[Brownlow Medal]]''': [[2004 Brownlow Medal|2004]], [[2010 Brownlow Medal|2010]]
**'''[[Leigh Matthews Trophy]] (AFLPA MVP Award)''': 2006, 2011
**'''[[All-Australian]]''': [[All-Australian team#2004|2004]], [[All-Australian team#2006|2006]], [[All-Australian team#2008|2008]] ([[Captain (Australian rules football)|C]]), [[All-Australian team#2009|2009]] ([[Captain (Australian rules football)|VC]]), [[All-Australian team#2010|2010]], [[All-Australian team#2011|2011]] ([[Captain (Australian rules football)|VC]])
**'''[[Norm Smith Medal]]''': [[2005 AFL Grand Final|2005]]
**'''[[AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match|Victorian Representative Honours in AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match]]''': 2008
**'''[[Australian international rules football team|Australian Representative Honours in]] [[International rules football]]''': 2002
**'''[[AFL Players Association awards#Best Captain|AFLPA Best Captain Award]]''': 2011
**'''[[AFL Players Association awards#Best First Year Player|AFLPA Best First Year Player Award]]''': 2002
*''Carlton''
**'''[[John Nicholls Medal]]''': 2008, 2009, 2010
**'''[[List of Carlton Football Club captains|Carlton F.C. Captain]]''': 2008–2012
*''West Coast''
**'''[[John Worsfold Medal|West Coast Club Champion Award]]''': 2004, 2006
**'''[[Ross Glendinning Medal]]''': 2005 (round 3), 2005 (round 20), 2006 (round 6)
**'''[[List of West Coast Eagles captains|West Coast Eagles Captain]]''': 2006–2007
*''Other achievements''
**'''[[Goal of the Year (AFL)|Goal of the Year]]''': 2005
**'''The Age Player of the Year''': 2009

In 2022, he was inducted into [[Sport Australia Hall of Fame Awards|Sport Australia Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 October 2022 |title=2022 SAHOF Inductees & Award Winners |url=https://sahof.org.au/2022-sahof-inductees-award-winners/ |access-date=16 October 2022 |website=Sport Australia Hall of Fame}}</ref>

==Post-football career==
After retiring from the AFL in 2015, Judd began working as a private investor.  
He later founded the [[Cerutty Macro Fund]], a long-only equities fund that focuses on macroeconomic and thematic investing for wholesale clients.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cerutty Macro Fund – About |url=https://ceruttymacrofund.com.au/about/ |access-date=2025-10-16}}</ref>  
Judd has described the fund's approach as macro-themed investing with an emphasis on capital preservation and alignment of investor incentives.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chris Judd on investing and Cerutty Macro Fund |url=https://www.hedgefundsclub.com/archives/3776 |access-date=2025-10-16}}</ref>

==Media appearances==
Towards the end of 2003, Judd began writing a column on the West Coast Eagles official website called "Juddy's Jibe". Some of his opinions presented in these columns prompted extensive media commentary, such as his view that footballers should not be role models. Throughout the 2006 season, the column was also published in [[Melbourne]] newspaper ''[[The Age]]'', in which Judd wrote about issues such as global warming, terrorism, superficiality in the mass media, world peace and [[James Surowiecki]]'s book ''The Wisdom of Crowds''.

In 2009, Judd was featured in the official advertisement for the AFL, receiving a mark from [[Aaron Davey]] on a [[basketball]] court and then sprinting in front of a stampede of horses on a [[horse racing]] track before handballing to [[Adam Goodes]].

After doing some guest commentary in 2016, in November 2016 Judd joined radio station [[Triple M]] in a special comments role.<ref>[http://www.radiotoday.com.au/news/whats-new/10058-chris-judd-and-paul-roos-join-triple-m-s-footy-line-up-for-2017.html Chris Judd and Paul Roos join Triple M footy line up for 2017]</ref>

In 2019, Judd alongside Rich Lister Josh Liberman and other investors backed up Thinkmarkets, a London-based online brokerage company in its pre-IPO raising.<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 April 2019|title=Judd, Liberman support ThinkMarkets pre-IPO raising|url=https://www.afr.com/street-talk/judd-liberman-support-thinkmarkets-pre-ipo-raising-20190417-p51f34|website=[[Australian Financial Review]]|language=en}}</ref>

Judd joined streaming news channel [[Ticker News]] in October 2022 to host a program called 'Talk Ya Book'.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Perry |first1=Kevin |title=AFL champ CHRIS JUDD launches new TV series |url=https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2022/10/31/afl-champ-chris-judd-launches-new-tv-series/ |publisher=TV Blackbox}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In 2002, Judd was studying for a [[Master of Business Administration]] degree and has previously completed university courses in [[media studies]] and [[corporate governance]].<ref>{{cite news | last=Leach | first=Francis | title=Debutant Judd wins Rising Star nomination | date=9 April 2002 | publisher=AFL Online | url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=2862 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503222344/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=2862 | archive-date=3 May 2008}}</ref> He owned a [[Toyota Prius]] [[hybrid car]] and switched to "green power" at his former Perth house.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/geoff-mcclure/v8-out-nerd-car-in-as-judd-goes-green/2007/05/01/1177788141662.html
|title=V8 out, 'nerd' car in as Judd goes green|publisher=[[The Age]]|date=2 May 2007 | location=Melbourne|last=[[Geoff McClure]]}}</ref> He is currently{{when|date=May 2022}} an environmental ambassador for [[Visy]].<ref>[http://www.visy.com.au/index.php?id=171&nid=102 Chris Judd: Environmental Ambassador] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916001829/http://www.visy.com.au/index.php?id=171&nid=102 |date=16 September 2008 }}</ref>

On 31 December 2010, Judd married [[Speech and language pathology|speech pathologist]] and model [[Rebecca Judd|Rebecca Twigley]].<ref>{{cite news | title=All smiles as Carlton's Chris Judd asks model Rebecca Twigley to marry him|date=11 November 2009|publisher=[[News.com.au]]| url=http://www.news.com.au/national/all-smiles-as-carltons-chris-judd-asks-model-rebecca-twigley-to-marry-him/story-e6frfkp9-1225796251302}}</ref> They have three sons and a daughter.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} On the night of Judd's 2004 Brownlow win, Twigley wore a [[Red Tarvydas dress of Rebecca Twigley|revealing red dress]] which caused national comment.<ref name="Hellard">{{cite news|first=Peter|last=Hellard|title=Bec steals the show|work=[[Herald Sun]]|page=9|date=24 September 2005}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Caulfield Grammar School people]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
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* {{AFL Tables}}
* {{AustralianFootball}}
* [http://www.blueseum.org/tiki-index.php?page=Chris+Judd Chris Judd's profile in The Blueseum]
* {{WAFL FootyFacts}}

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