HE has two Brownlow Medals, now Carlton champion Chris Judd has his most cherished possession - an Oscar.

The Blues star and his wife, Rebecca, yesterday were celebrating the arrival of their first child.



Oscar Dylan Judd was born at 11.05am at the Epworth Freemasons Hospital in East Melbourne, weighing 3.23kg.



The little bundle of joy arrived a few days earlier than his due date of August 1.



"(We are) delighted with our perfect baby boy, all is well," a joyful Rebecca said.



Carlton president Stephen Kernahan said the club was thrilled for its captain and his wife.



Kernahan said everyone at Carlton was pleased with the timing of the birth, "ensuring our captain won't miss a game".



"Hopefully Juddy's form holds up to ensure he plays 100 games for Carlton, so that if Oscar decides to pursue a football career he will be eligible to select Carlton under the father-son rule," he quipped.



Judd Junior is already rated a $6 chance to play an AFL game. Punters can get 100-1 with Eskander's Betstar that he'll win a Brownlow, just like dad.



AFL boss Andrew Demetriou joined the well-wishers.



"(They) certainly planned it well because Chris will probably go and get another three votes this weekend. He has been on fire lately."



Carlton fans took to Twitter to congratulate the couple, with Nova radio host Dave Hughes leading the chorus: "Congrats to the Judds on the safe arrival of Oscar."



Model Megan Gale tweeted: "Congrats to Bec and Juddy ... I'm wondering if the little guy is going to be a gun on the footy field like his old man."



byrnef@heraldsun.com.au





Originally published as Oscar gets in on the act