Football great Chris Judd expects the AFL to strip Jobe Watson of his 2012 Brownlow Medal

DUAL Brownlow Medallist Chris Judd expects the AFL to strip Jobe Watson of his 2012 medal should the Essendon 34’s appeal in a Swiss court fail.

Jobe Watson has returned to Melbourne. Picture: Getty Images

DUAL Brownlow Medallist Chris Judd expects the AFL to strip Jobe Watson of his 2012 medal should the Essendon 34’s appeal in a Swiss court fail.

Lawyers for the AFL and Essendon are unsure when a ruling will be handed down.

Bombers chief executive Xavier Campbell said recently that “at worst” a verdict should be delivered by October.

“It is a foreign process and it’s really difficult. All the submissions have been submitted, it’s now deliberation phase,” Campbell said.

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Judd, who pocketed the 2004 and 2010 Brownlows, said if the Hail Mary appeal falls over it would be a straight forward decision for the AFL Commission.

“I couldn’t see, if they got found guilty, him being allowed to keep the Brownlow,” Judd said.

“Whether that’s fair is a different question. In terms of a legal outcome it would be hard to see any other outcome happening.”

Jobe Watson has returned to Melbourne. Picture: Nicole Garmston

Watson said that he is yet to make a decision on his playing future, saying he’ll “see how I feel” once he has settled back into Melbourne life.

He trained with a number of his fellow banned teammates at St Bernard’s College on Friday.

Campbell remains hopeful that the suspended skipper will return to the club.

“It’s great that he’s back. He’s obviously had a good break and he’s pretty happy to be back, too,” he said.

“We think Jobe will play, but we’ll support him in any decision that he makes.”

The banned captain jetted into Melbourne on Friday morning.

Originally published as Football great Chris Judd expects the AFL to strip Jobe Watson of his 2012 Brownlow Medal