Chris Judd is ready to re-sign with Carlton Carlton superstar Chris Judd confirms he'll play on into the 2014 AFL season, despite not yet having signed a contract extension. Carlton star Chris Judd is ready to re-sign. CARLTON superstar Chris Judd has put aside retirement plans, telling the club he wants to play next season. A decision to relinquish formal leadership duties has helped rejuvenate the 29-year-old who admitted he was appreciating football more this year than he had in some time. There has been speculation the brilliant midfielder may make a sudden exit from football after delaying contract talks with the Blues until mid-season. But the Brownlow medallist has made it clear he wanted to re-sign a deal to play a 13th AFL campaign in 2014. "I've already expressed I will be keen to play on again next year and the club has said they're keen to have me," Judd said. We haven't penned a deal yet, but I'm sure that will get done at some stage during the season. After signing a six-year deal to come to Carlton in late 2007, Judd said he would likely take it year by year from now on. Former teammate Dean Cox told the Sunday Herald Sun he would also likely commit only for one season. "That's the case for most blokes who get to 30 years old and I think that works for the club and it works for the individual as well," he said. The West Coast premiership midfielder told 6PR radio the realisation he was in the final stages of his career had helped him enjoy his football more this season. "Once you start to approach 30, more so, you realise it is going to end," he said. So you sort of get a bit more of an extra kick in a sense, because you have this realisation that it actually it isn't going to last forever. I'm probably appreciating footy a bit more than I have for a while. Judd has previously indicated he would want to leave football after he retires from playing. But the 243-gamer now said there was a chance he could return to the game in some capacity, including potentially coaching, once he hung up the boots. "At the moment, I will look to explore other opportunities outside of footy, but I acknowledge that I do really love the game," he said. I just couldn't tell you how much I'm going to miss it once I stop playing. Hopefully, I have got a couple of years before I have to do down that path, we'll just wait and see.