CARLTON skipper Chris Judd is prepared for whatever comes his way when the Blues take on West Coast at Subiaco on Friday night – both on the field and from the other side of the fence.

The round-seven encounter is the first time Judd, who forged his name with the Eagles, will go up against his former side.

He announced he would return to Melbourne following the Eagles' departure from last year's finals series, sparking a massive race for his services – which the Blues won.

However just how West Coast fans receive his return to Subiaco – the scene of many of his finest performances – remains a mystery, although it's one that isn't weighing too heavily on the 2004 Brownlow medallist's mind.

"If they want to boo they can boo and if they want to cheer they can cheer," he told Channel 7 yesterday.

"I will be over there to play a role for the Blues and hopefully get the four points."

One man who doesn't believe Judd should be on the end of any rough verbal treatment from the crowd is his friend and former teammate Daniel Kerr.

"He was a great servant of the club and he really did do everything in his power for us to win games of footy and he was a great leader, so I hope they don't boo him," Kerr told Game Day.

"He is a premiership captain and he really did serve us well."

While finals and Western Derbies are traditionally the quickest-selling matches in Perth, this week's match sold out in just 29 minutes, sparking the Blues captain to talk up his pulling power.

"I talked to Juddy last night and he said to me, 'The Judd man still pulls a crowd', which is very true," Kerr said.

"The figure was one of the fastest-selling games apart from a final in Perth, so I don't expect them to be too hard on him."

Kerr, however, was light-on for ideas when it came to suggestions for how the Eagles might be able to put the now-Blues champ off his game.

"The only thing I can think of is the current downfall of the stock market." he joked.

As for his own future, Kerr played down speculation he wanted out of the Eagles and would join his good mate over in the east.

"I definitely wouldn't like to be traded. I would like to be a West Coast Eagles player for my whole career," he said.

"The economy is pretty good and I am good friends with (chief executive) Trevor Nisbett, so hopefully he will look after me."