Tom Boyd (Australian footballer)
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Boyd warming up prior to a pre-season match in February 2017
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| Full name | Thomas Boyd | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | ||
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| Current club | Western Bulldogs | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
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| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2014 | Greater Western Sydney | 9 (8) | |
| 2015– | Western Bulldogs | 30 (29) | |
| Total | 39 (37) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 1, 2017.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
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.
Boyd attended Luther College in Croydon Hills, Victoria and played junior football for the Norwood Football Club.
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.
In April 2013, Boyd visited Copenhagen in his mother's native Denmark for three days as part of the AIS-AFL Academy tour.
Boyd was selected with the first overall pick in the 2013 AFL draft by the Greater Western Sydney Giants. In his reserves debut on 1 March 2014, Boyd kicked three goals and demonstrated his versatility with a stint in the ruck. 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. He finished the 2014 season with eight goals in nine games.
On 13 October 2014, Boyd requested a trade to the Western Bulldogs. 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. He later signed a seven-year, $7 million contract with the Bulldogs.
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