Retired Carlton champion Chris Judd says he’ll always miss playing and “that feeling in the rooms after a win”, but admits he’s happy having weekends off.
After rupturing his ACL and calling an end to his career in June, the 279-gamer has been enjoying more time with his family while also immersing himself in the business world.
Speaking to Triple M’s Rush Hour on Thursday, the six-time All-Australian admits he “doesn’t have a title yet” at Impact Investment Group, a company he’s working for based in St Kilda.
“I’m in business development so most of the stuff we do is in property syndication,” Judd said.
“We buy big commercial properties and sell it down to smaller investors.”
Unlike the hours he worked during his football career, Judd is quickly adapting to the 9-5 days.
“I’m looking forward to having weekends off! I’ve worked weekends my whole adult life, which is not the end of the world, but I’ve started working from 9-5 so I’m looking forward to time on the weekend with the kids.”
One of those kids is Judd’s son Oscar. It’s been well documented that the four-year-old loves Eagle Nic Naitanui, but the jury’s still out on which team the little man supports.
“Midway through the year Oscar started saying he barracks for the Owls, which was his own made-up team. I think he thought because they were a bird he can slowly migrate to the Eagles and it will be alright, but he did have the Carlton jumper on a couple of days ago,” Judd laughed.
The 32-year-old will attend the AFL’s highest individual award on Monday night, the Brownlow Medal, but hinted he might skip the event in the next few years and have a break.
Judd, a dual Brownlow medallist himself, never dwelled on the individual honours he won during his playing career, but can now look back with pride.
“I never put a lot of thought in it (individual awards). I put a lot of thought into trying to contribute as much as I could for the two footy clubs I played for. I was always intrinsically driven, but never driven by the individual awards,” he said.
Since undergoing a knee reconstruction in the middle of the year, Judd says his body is “feeling pretty good” and he can’t wait to start running again.