CHRIS Judd flew in to Melbourne last night saying it was good to be home and that his first priority would be seeing a surgeon for an assessment of the groin injury that crippled his past few games with West Coast.

"It's good to be home," Judd said to a rolling media scrum, "and, to be honest, there's not a lot more to say. It's good to be home and have the chance to see my family and catch up with some mates."

Asked whether he would be seeing a surgeon or meeting clubs first, Judd replied simply that his appointment with the surgeon was the top priority.

Judd's decision to return to Melbourne after six years with West Coast that brought a Brownlow Medal, a premiership medallion and the club captaincy, rocked the Eagles and has set off a frenzy among Melbourne clubs anxious to sign him to their lists.

Judd's manager Paul Connors, who was at the airport with him last night, said the man considered the best player in the AFL would be meeting interested clubs from tomorrow, but before that Judd would have his groin injury assessed today.

Speaking in Perth this week, Judd admitted he could face a recovery period of up to four months.

Sports medicine doctors have estimated the worst-case scenario as six, and the best as being able to walk unaided out of the hospital the day after surgery.