CARLTON skipper Chris Judd says his stunning charge from outside chance to 2010 Brownlow medallist was more of a shock than his first triumph as a 21-year-old West Coast Eagle.

Judd, who became the first Eagle to win the medal in 2004 and the youngest winner since Gavin Wanganeen in 1993, entered the 2010 count as a $21 outsider.

Reflecting on his surprise win on Tuesday, Judd paid tribute to favourite Dane Swan, who finished six votes behind on 24, and runner-up Gary Ablett (26).

“Last night was the biggest shock,” Judd said from Crown Casino. “They were deserved favourites and both had terrific seasons.

“I didn’t see [Swan], but he’s got a much bigger prize dangling in front of him and I‘m sure he’d be just 100 per cent focused on winning the GF on Saturday.”

Judd won the 2010 medal with 30 votes, as he had in 2004, recording an incredible eight three-vote games, including the first five he played.

He said his role in the midfield earned him votes, but he was quick to pay tribute to his teammates, who he said had offered more support than last year.

“The role I’ve played is winning the ball at stoppages, breaking the lines and pumping the ball forwards, and they’re the sorts of roles that generally have the individual accolades attached,” he said.

“(But) you certainly can’t win these sorts of awards without the full support of all of your teammates.”

Judd came close to being ineligible for the 2010 award when he elbowed Fremantle skipper Matthew Pavlich in the head in round 13, but he reiterated that he never revisited the incident.

“It was hard to comment on because I wasn’t having a lend of people, I had never seen it,” he said.

“It was at a stage in the season where we were pretty flat as a group. We’d come off a disappointing loss after playing some really good footy about a month earlier.

“I was just so dirty on the loss that it wasn’t something I even spent too much time thinking about at the time.”

Judd didn’t have his second medal on him on Tuesday, saying, “It’s gonna be at home somewhere, either in my jeans or in my bag.”

He said he had taken the chance to relax and enjoy the award more second time around, enjoying the night with family, friends and teammates.

“It was an extremely exciting night and very humbling; it’s something I’ll remember forever,” he said.