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Chris Judd (born 8 September 1983) is an explosive midfielder who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Chris Judd was the third pick in the 2001 AFL National Draft. Despite having had two shoulder reconstructions before the age of 18, Judd made an immediate impact from his debut against Collingwood in Round 2, 2002 and went on to finish third in West Coast's club champion award that year.
In 2003, he went one better to be runner-up to his captain Ben Cousins (who won the award for the third consecutive year).
In 2004, the then 20-year-old Judd was appointed one of four vice captains. He would later serve as West Coast's acting captain for five matches as Cousins battled with injury.
Also in 2004, Judd became the first West Coast Eagle to win the Brownlow Medal for the fairest and best player in the AFL, as judged by the umpires. His girlfriend, model Rebecca Twigley stole some of the attention from the relatively media-shy Judd, by wearing a revealing red dress which appeared in newspapers across the country.
Judd was recruited from Sandringham in Victoria, and throughout there has been ongoing speculation in the media that he will return to his home state.
In addition to his football exploits, Judd also writes a column called "Juddy's Jibe" which appears on the West Coast Eagles website.
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