Huh? Did I read this right?
He was pretty damn versatile at WC. In fact, I'd go so far as to say he was the most complete midfielder I've ever seen during his peak years.
He was one of the best 2-3 contested ball/clearance mids in the comp, who also had serious breakaway pace and the ability to kick goals, to the point where he was probably the league's leading goal-kicking mid. That is an insane and very rare combination. Consider that his goals per game at WC was better than Cousins', who started as FP, rotated through a HFF and was considered handy around goals throughout his career. Judd, despite being more of a contested ball player than Cousins, still kicked more goals per game at WC. On that score, he was miles ahead of guys like Pendlebury and Selwood are at the same stage of their careers (130-odd games), as well as being more explosive than both and at least as effective at winning contested ball.
Broadly speaking, most midfields set up with an inside mid whose job is to get the ball to a runner outside. But we just had Judd doing both those jobs, winning his own ball in close and then taking it away, while also kicking his share of goals. How much more versatile do you want?
Like I said, Judd at WC was probably the most complete midfielder I've ever seen. I struggle to think of any other who combined genuine inside work, breakaway pace and goals to the same effect. He still does the inside work at Carlton but no longer has the freedom to run and carry and kick goals the way he did at WC. At WC, Judd kicked 20 goals in a season five out of his six seasons. He's yet to do it once at Carlton. If anything, he's become less versatile at Carlton and is required to play almost exclusively as an inside mid and contested ball specialist.