Ken Judge

Ken Judge (15 January 1958 – 15 January 2016) was an Australian rules footballer and coach.

Playing career East Fremantle Football Club Judge played 120 games for East Fremantle in the Western Australian Football League and was an important member of Old Easts' team in the 1979 grand final win over archrival South Fremantle, one of the most famous grand finals in Western Australian footy folklore.

Hawthorn Football Club Recruited by Hawthorn, Judge played 72 games from 1983 until 1986, and made an immediate impact playing in a premiership in his first season and winning the Hawks' Best First Year Player award. Judge also played in the Grand Finals of 1984 and 1985 but struggled for selection in 1986.

Brisbane Bears He moved to the Brisbane Bears, where he played another 17 games without making much impact in 1987 and 1988.

Hawthorn senior coach (1996-1999) Judge was appointed senior coach of Hawthorn from 1996 until 1999, finishing 8th and therefore reaching the finals in his first year. However, in the following years Hawthorn struggled and finished 15th in the 1997 season and 13th in the 1998 season before just missing out of the finals in 1999, finishing 9th. Judge then resigned as Hawthorn senior coach, with a year to run on his contract.

Death Judge died on his 58th birthday in Perth, Western Australia on 15 January 2016 from multiple myeloma. He had been diagnosed with the blood condition in mid-2010 and had undergone several bouts of chemotherapy treatment. He was laid to rest on 25 January in Perth.