It looks as though the career of West Coast and Carlton champion Chris Judd may be over, following his knee injury yesterday. The man himself has not yet publicly conceded that it is indeed the end, although he of course would be at incredibly long odds to return given his age and the length of time required to recover.
I have just had a look through Juddy's playing honours and admit to being very uneducated!! How's this for a CV:
West Coast:
134 games
138 goals
1 x Premiership (2006)
1 x Brownlow Medal (2004)
1 x AFL MVP (2006)
1 x Norm Smith Medal (2005)
2 x All Australian (2004, 2006)
2 x Best and Fairest (2004, 2006)
Carlton:
145 games
90 goals
1 x Brownlow Medal (2010)
1 x AFL MVP (2011)
4 x All Australian (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
3 x Best and Fairest (2008, 2009, 2010)
He will surely be a walk-up start in the AFL Hall of Fame the moment he is eligible.