We can speculate all we like about where Chris Judd will end up being traded to. Let me introduce you to the Judd-O-Meter, the surefire gizmo to enlighten us as to Judd's future home. Each of the four competing clubs are given a rating in a number of areas Judd has or may have listed as a preference for choosing his team. Here we go:

Carlton:

List: 3/10

Training facilities: 5/10

Money in salary cap: 10/10

MCG games: 8/22

Crowd size: 4/10

Off-field board and financial stability: 7/10

Opportunities for endorsements outside of football: 9/10

Club's ability to satisfy West Coast's trade demands: 9/10

Lack of media attention: 3/10

Previous suport of club: 0/10

Total: 58 points (3rd)

Collingwood:

List: 7/10

Training facilities: 10/10

Money in salary cap: 7/10

MCG games: 15/22

Crowd size: 10/10

Off-field board and financial stability: 10/10

Opportunities for endorsements outside of football: 9/10

Club's ability to satisfy West Coast's trade demands: 2/10

Lack of media attenion: 1/10

Previous suport of club: 0/10

Total: 71 points (2nd)

Essendon:

List: 3/10

Training facilities: 8/10

Money in salary cap: 7/10

MCG games: 8/22

Crowd size: 8/10

Off-field board and financial stability: 5/10

Opportunities for endorsements outside of football: 7/10

Club's ability to satisfy West Coast's trade demands: 4/10

Lack of media attention: 3/10

Previous suport of club: 0/10

Total: 53 points (4th)

Melbourne:

List: 7/10

Training facilities: 5/10 (0 in 2008, 10 from 2009 onwards)

Money in salary cap: 8/10

MCG games: 13/22

Crowd size: 3/10

Off-field board and financial stability: 4/10

Opportunities for endorsements outside of football: 8/10

Club's ability to satisfy West Coast's trade demands: 9/10

Lack of media attention: 9/10

Previous suport of club: 10/10

Total: 76 points (1st)

So there you have it, folks. Put those troubled minds at rest, forget about worrying about whether or not Chris Judd is currently effectively being seduced to join Melbourne by Garry and co. The Judd-O-Meter has spoken, and the days of Mebourne as an irrelevant and forgettable club are over.

Expect to see Judd mooning the Lexus Centre in a Melbourne guernsey on Tuesday morning's edition of the Hun.

so basically you think Collingwood in the best fit for Judd, with the fact that he supported us as a kid outweighing most factors.

lets hope for our sake Judd is sentimental then.

somehow i think that after playing 6 seasons of afl u stop supporting ur old team...but we can still hope!

imo our best chance of securing Judd is if, like u suggest, if comes down to Collingwood or Melbourne, and we have more to offer WCE in terms of trades and draft picks.

Lol! Pantaloons, the only reason Melbourne came first in your analysis was due to Judd barracking for us when he was a kid. We got 10/10 the rest got 0/10! That was the only reason we seemed to get over the line. So you must be saying, in other words, that he barracked for us so Melbourne wins. It ain't possible to get between 0 and 10 out of 10 for that particular criteria - it's either a 0 or a 10.

Bit distorted IMO.

Bit distorted IMO.

Out of all that you chose the "barracking" as the 'distortion" ..lol !!!

Thought it a rather inventive take on the whole thing.

Im with you Pants.. its a lay down misere !!! well..almost.. psossibly.... maybe.. if we're really really really lucky !!

Out of all that you chose the "barracking" as the 'distortion" ..lol !!!

Thought it a rather inventive take on the whole thing.

Im with you Pants.. its a lay down misere !!! well..almost.. psossibly.... maybe.. if we're really really really lucky !!

Yeh well the bottom line seemed to be Judd supported Melbourne so, therefore, we win! Hell, it gave us a 10-0 jump on the other 3 clubs in his analysis! We were losing (i.e. coming 2nd) before that 'criterion' came in.

take a deep breath..

it was a little bit tongue in cheek I dare say !!

but it is only 10/112 on pants' list. thats only 8.9% of the whole 'analysis'...

what his 'analysis' is saying is that the loyalty factor could be the few % difference between the decisions.

if juss sits down at the end of the day and says, its a 50/50, or even perhaps 40/60, that extra % could be what swings it our way. and dont forget that 10 points are not only his own loyalties as a kid but the loyalty of his parents...

but it is only 10/112 on pants' list. thats only 8.9% of the whole 'analysis'...

what his 'analysis' is saying is that the loyalty factor could be the few % difference between the decisions.

if juss sits down at the end of the day and says, its a 50/50, or even perhaps 40/60, that extra % could be what swings it our way. and dont forget that 10 points are not only his own loyalties as a kid but the loyalty of his parents...

Very true. Just seemed silly to me haha. Obviously Colling$#@%, Blues and Dons would get 0/10 and Melbourne 10/10 - you can't get anything in the middle!! But I see your point deanox.

I personally am of the view that these types of 'intangibles" rate highly on Judds list. Why move to Melboutrne at all if not for the quality of life family and friends offers.

Well when you consider that we are the odd club out of the 4, that there is some sentimentality there from Judd, or we wouldn't be considered in his 4 teams.

But i agree, a 0/10 or 10/10 for the team he supported is a bit rich, it counts for something, but not 10 points.

If Melbourne were to get 10/10 in that category, then the rest would have to have atleast 5-6 points down, as they are a Vic club.

I'm hoping that, if Judd chooses the filth then the dees, the weagles will try and trade with us, as we have superior picks, and i don't think the weagles would want to trade with the filth, when they could with us.

I'm hoping that, if Judd chooses the filth then the dees, the weagles will try and trade with us, as we have superior picks, and i don't think the weagles would want to trade with the filth, when they could with us.

it will all depend on what he says. if he says i want to go to x, or i go in the draft, then it will be alright. but if says i want to go to melb or collingwood then i think we should bargain and back out. as great as he is, if its a bidding war we're in we will lose. we should just bump up the price for collingwood.

if he just picks one club, i think WC will have to settle for 1 player and 1 pick...if its a bidding war they will get loads more.

Lack of media attention: 9/10

I can't be the only one finding the total lack of media attention of our club actually being a positive here more than a little ironic !!!