Tom Boyd (Australian footballer)

Tom Boyd
Personal information
Full name Thomas Boyd
Date of birth (1995-08-22) 22 August 1995
Original team(s) Eastern Ranges (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 1, 2013 national draft
Height / weight 200 cm / 104 kg
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Western Bulldogs
Number 17
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2014
2015–
Total		 Greater Western Sydney
Western Bulldogs		 09 0(8)
29 (29)
38 (37)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
Career highlights

Thomas "Tom" Boyd (born 22 August 1995) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was selected with the first overall pick in the 2013 AFL draft by the Greater Western Sydney Giants, but was traded to the Bulldogs following the 2014 season. In 2016, he helped the Bulldogs win their first premiership since 1954.

Early life

Boyd attended Luther College in Croydon Hills, Victoria[1] and played junior football for the Norwood Football Club.[2]

Playing for Eastern Ranges in the TAC Cup from 2011 to 2013, Boyd was the competition's leading goal kicker in 2012 and later performed well for Vic Metro at the 2012 national carnival.[2][3]

In April 2013, Boyd visited Copenhagen in his mother's native Denmark for three days as part of the AIS-AFL Academy tour.[4]

AFL career

GWS Giants (2014)

Boyd was selected with the first overall pick in the 2013 AFL draft by the Greater Western Sydney Giants.[5] In his reserves debut on 1 March 2014, Boyd kicked three goals and demonstrated his versatility with a stint in the ruck.[6] He went on to make his senior debut on 20 April 2014 in the Giants' 137–72 loss to the Adelaide Crows; he managed just five disposals and didn't score.[7] He finished the 2014 season with eight goals in nine games.

Western Bulldogs (2015–present)

Trade request

On 13 October 2014, Boyd requested a trade to the Western Bulldogs.[8] This development was made even more remarkable considering that only days prior, Bulldogs' captain Ryan Griffen had requested a trade away from the club and Brendan McCartney had resigned as Senior Coach. Despite the Giants initial stance claiming that Boyd would not be traded under any circumstances, two days after Boyd handed in his trade request, he was traded to the Bulldogs in exchange for Griffen and pick 6 in the 2014 AFL draft.[9] He later signed a seven-year, $7 million contract with the Bulldogs.[10]

2015 season

In his debut game for the Bulldogs on 4 April 2015, Boyd was well-held by Eagle Jeremy McGovern but managed to kick an important late goal to help his new club secure a Round 1 win over the West Coast Eagles.[11] On 22 June 2015, he earned the AFL's Rising Star nomination for Round 12 after kicking four goals and recording eight marks in a win over the Brisbane Lions.[12] Following a poor showing in the Bulldogs' Round 16 game against Geelong,[13] Boyd was dropped from the senior squad and failed to be recalled to the AFL level for the rest of the season, playing out the year with the team's VFL side.[14] He helped Footscray reach the VFL finals, kicking two goals in the team's semi-final loss to Essendon.[15]

2016 season

Boyd spent the majority of the first half of the 2016 season with the Bulldogs' VFL side, Footscray. He was in line to receive a recall to the AFL side for Round 15, but a drunken, "violent" altercation with teammate Zaine Cordy set him back. He was suspended indefinitely by the club on 30 June 2016 and fined $5,000.[16] Boyd responded with a four-goal haul in Footscray's 12-point loss to Coburg on July 2.[17] He returned to the AFL side in Round 17 and remained there for the rest of the year. He showed promise when he kicked three goals in the Bulldogs' loss to Geelong in Round 19. He went on to help the Bulldogs reach their first VFL/AFL grand final since 1961. In the 2016 Grand Final, Boyd completed a coming-of-age finals series with his aerial work highly influential, finishing the match with six contested marks and three goals. His third goal late in the fourth quarter from the center square sealed the win for the Bulldogs, as they defeated the Sydney Swans by 22 points to become the first team to win a premiership from seventh on the ladder.[18]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2016 season[19]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles  H/O  Hit-outs
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T H/O G B K H D M T H/O
Totals Averages (per game)
2014 Greater Western Sydney 13 9 8 3 31 24 55 23 9 26 0.9 0.3 3.4 2.7 6.1 2.6 1.0 2.9
2015 Western Bulldogs 17 14 16 6 74 41 115 47 33 41 1.1 0.4 5.3 2.9 8.2 3.4 2.4 2.9
2016 Western Bulldogs 17 15 13 12 82 98 180 49 39 127 0.9 0.8 5.5 6.5 12.0 3.3 2.6 8.5
Career 38 37 21 187 163 350 119 81 194 1.0 0.6 4.9 4.3 9.2 3.1 2.1 5.1

Honours and achievements

Personal

Boyd has an Australian father, Geoff, and a Danish mother, Anita.[4][20]

References

  1. ↑ Niall, Jake (1 December 2013). "AFL draftees at top of private school class". The Age. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 Ryan, Conor (9 April 2013). "Team focus propels Tom Boyd". Herald Sun. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Player statistics for Thomas Boyd". Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  4. 1 2 Zell, Alison (26 November 2013). "The Prince of Denmark". GWS Giants. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  5. ↑ McNicol, Adam (21 November 2013). "GIANTS pick Tom Boyd at No.1 in draft class of 2013". GWS Giants. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Gaskin, Lee (2 March 2014). "No.1 draft pick Tom Boyd makes good debut for GWS reserves". The Age. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Crows Soar Over GIANTS". GWS Giants. 20 April 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  8. ↑ Schmook, Nathan (13 October 2014). "Giants forward Tom Boyd requests trade to Western Bulldogs". AFL. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  9. ↑ "Deal done, Tom Boyd a Bulldog". Western Bulldogs. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  10. ↑ Edmund, Sam (21 October 2014). "Tom Boyd confident he'll handle expectations at Western Bulldogs". Herald Sun. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Poised Dogs outrun Eagles in fast-paced clash". AFL. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "Boyd's star rising". Western Bulldogs. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "Beveridge urges patience with omitted forward Boyd". AFL. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  14. ↑ Jenkinson, Lance (19 August 2015). "Five-star Tom Boyd seals crucial Footscray win". Star Weekley. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  15. ↑ "Footscray Bowled Out by Bombers". Western Bulldogs. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  16. ↑ "Dogs suspend Boyd, Cordy after drunken fight". Western Bulldogs. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  17. ↑ "Banned Dog fights for recall with impressive VFL performance". AFL. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  18. ↑ "Match report: Dogs dust Swans to snap 62-year drought". AFL. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  19. ↑ "Tom Boyd Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  20. ↑ Twomey, Callum (17 May 2013). "Top draft chance Tom Boyd enjoys attention". AFL. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
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