Ken Judge

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Ken Judge

Personal information
Birth	January 15, 1958 (1958-01-15) (age 50),
Recruited from	East Fremantle Football Club (WAFL)
Playing career¹
Debut	Round ?, 1983, Hawthorn vs. ?, at ?
Team(s)	Hawthorn (1983-1986) 72 games, 158 goals Brisbane Bears (1987-1988) 17 games, 18 goals
Coaching career¹
Team(s)	Hawthorn (1996-1999) 89 games - 37 wins, 50 losses, 2 draws West Coast Eagles (2000-2001) 44 games - 12 wins, 31 losses, 1 draw
¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season
Career highlights
Hawthorn Premiership side 1983 Hawthorn Best First Year player 1983

Ken Judge (born January 15, 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach.

[edit] Playing career

He was recruited from East Fremantle Football Club to Hawthorn and made an immediate impact in his VFL debut in 1983, being part of a premiership side in his first season and winning the Hawks' Best First Year Player award. Judge also played in the Grand Final sides of 1984 and 1985 but after struggling for selection with the Hawks in 1986, he moved to the Brisbane Bears, where he played without making much impact in 1987 and 1988.

[edit] Coaching career

Judge was the coach for Hawthorn from 1996-1999, finishing 8th and therefore reaching the finals in his first year. However, in the following years Hawthorn struggled and finished 15th and 13th before just missing out of the finals in 1999, finishing 9th. Judge then resigned as Hawthorn coach to return to Western Australia as coach of the West Coast Eagles for the 2000 and 2001 AFL seasons. He was unsuccessful during his time there, with West Coast finished 13th and 14th before he was sacked and replaced by John Worsfold.