AFL great turned stockpicker Chris Judd just made 20pc returns

One of the greatest to play Aussie rules, Judd has kicked off a second career in fund management buying ASX small-cap stocks. He’s had a sweet run.

Gus McCubbingMarkets reporter

Jul 28, 2025 – 5.00am

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Former AFL great turned small-cap stockpicker Chris Judd spends about three hours a day listening to investing podcasts.

Up at 5.30am, a legacy from his gruelling training days as a professional footballer, Judd hits the gym or goes for a run, and then makes the 45-minute drive from his home in Brighton to his office on Melbourne’s Little Bourke Street.

Gus McCubbing is a markets reporter in the Melbourne newsroom. He was previously the Australian Financial Review’s Victorian political correspondent.