Carlton superstar Chris Judd has confirmed he won’t captain the AFL club next year.

The two-time Brownlow Medallist, who captained West Coast to the 2006 premiership, has skippered the Blues for five seasons since joining them at the end of 2007.

But the 29-year-old said with a new coach, Mick Malthouse, taking over, it was the right time to bring in a new skipper.

Judd will step outside the club’s leadership group completely.

Carlton don’t expect to name a new captain until February, with Marc Murphy and Andrew Carrazzo considered front-runners.

“I have thoroughly enjoyed the past five years,” Judd said.

“However I have decided I want to step down and hand the job over to someone else and with a new coach it seemed like the right time for a fresh start at the club.

“At this stage of my career, I am looking forward to getting back to enjoying the essence of footy and not having as much responsibility around the club as I have had in previous years.

“I certainly won’t be pushing any less hard to bring success and will still have an active role, however it just won’t be in an official leadership capacity.”

Blues football manager Andrew McKay said Judd had set the benchmark for discipline and professionalism and that wasn’t expected to change with him no longer carrying a leadership title.

“We expect his influence to continue,” McKay said.