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Departure from West Coast
On 16 September 2007, two days after West Coast's elimination from the finals by Collingwood, it was announced that Judd would be requesting a trade to his native state of Victoria, despite earlier hinting that he would stay in Perth during an interview with Shane Crawford[2]. He notified West Coast coach John Worsfold and chief executive officer Trevor Nisbett of his intentions earlier that day.[3][4] As arguably the most talented player in the competition, 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, Chris Judd met with four Victorian sides: Essendon*, Melbourne, Collingwood and Carlton. It was widely assumed that his future lay with one of these four sides. On Monday October 1st 2007, Chris Judd's manager informed Essendon* and Melbourne that they were no longer in the race for his services[5]. Judd's management informed Melbourne that Judd was surprised with their presentation, but felt that their Junction Oval training facilities were "an issue", even though he supported Melbourne in his youth.
On October 2 Judd announced that his preferred club is Carlton. Carlton was initally favoured as the club most likely to secure the services of Judd, with their ample resources and draft picks for negotiating with West Coast[6].
Collingwood were extremely angered at being overlooked. In hearing about Judd's decision to nominate their arch rivals Carlton, President Maguire was rumoured to have said "we're now Carlton's bitches". Carlton of course poached Greg Swann from the Magpies. They will soon also have superior training facilities to the Lexus Centre, and will also be able to boast a record sponsorship agreement in the coming weeks, surpassing the previous records set by Collingwood. Collingwood can take consolation however in having almost won the Premiership in 2007, almost snaring Judd, and almost winning no less than 15 Grand Finals in the last 50 years.
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