Campbell Brown reveals how AFL great Chris Judd repaid him after $15,000 fine for lying to tribunal
Footy star Campbell Brown reveals the surprising way Chris Judd paid him back when he was slugged $15,000 for lying to the tribunal to get Eagles legend off eye-gouging charge
- Campbell Brown lied to the AFL tribunal in 2007
- Said the eye contact from Chris Judd was minimal
- Brown later admitted he lied in explosive TV interview
- Hawks defender was suspended for two weeks, fined $15,000
- Judd didn’t help pay the fine, instead he offered a ‘stock tip’
AFL identity Campbell Brown has revealed the unique way Chris Judd paid him back after he lied at the AFL tribunal to get the decorated midfielder off an eye-gouging charge.
The year was 2007 and then West Coast Eagles star Judd was a raging favourite to win the Brownlow Medal for the league’s best and fairest player.
Problem was, Judd was likely to be rubbed out of contention following an eye-gouging charge on Hawks defender Brown during a match that season.
Brown fronted the AFL tribunal to help plead Judd’s case – and despite clear evidence to the contrary, declared the contact to his face was minimal.
Incredibly, Judd beat the charge – but when Brown let slip in an interview with journalist Mike Sheahan a couple of weeks later that he wasn’t entirely truthful at the tribunal, chaos followed.
Former Hawks defender Campbell Brown has revealed how Chris Judd paid him back after he was fined $15,000 for lying to the AFL tribunal to get the star off an eye-gouge charge
Brown fronted the AFL tribunal to help Judd’s case and brazenly declared the contact to his face from the former West Coast midfielder (pictured) was minimal
When Brown later let slip in an interview with journalist Mike Sheahan he wasn’t entirely truthful at the tribunal, he was fined $15,000 by the AFL – he then sent an invoice to Judd
Judd (pictured in 2022) didn’t cough up any cash, but Brown wasn’t left high and dry – a ‘stock tip’ saw the pair all square
Brown was fined $15,000 for lying – of which $7500 was suspended – and sidelined by the furious AFL for two weeks.
Judd then received a five figure invoice from Brown, who chose to see the funny side of the matter.
While the champion midfielder didn’t cough up any cash, Brown wasn’t left high and dry.
‘He gave me a [very good] stock tip a few years ago,’ Brown said on the Ausmerican Aces podcast.
‘Chris has very much paid his way.’
For the record, Geelong great and three-time premiership winner Jimmy Bartel took home the Brownlow Medal in 2007.
After winning a flag with the Hawks in 2008, Brown later moved on to the Gold Coast Suns, but his career was cut short after the club sacked him.
It followed a fight in Los Angeles with teammate Steven May, who ended up with a broken jaw from the fracas during an end-of-season trip.
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