Matthew Boyd
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Matthew Boyd is an Australian rules football
player who has come through the Western Bulldogs
' rookie list, debuting in 2003. Prior to that he had played for Dandenong Stingrays
in the TAC Cup
and Frankston in the VFL
. He was able to consolidate a position in the senior team during 2004 and in 2005 could be considered as being in the Bulldogs' best 18, having played in 17 games for a total of 105 and still counting. He has mostly played in the midfield where he has proven himself to be a consistent ball winner as well as having the capacity to be a "run with" player. He currently has totalled 6 Brownlow votes. He played with the number 42 until 2007 when he took the number 5 from the retired Rohan Smith
.
The 2006 Record describes Boyd as having tenacious defensive skills while also possessing attacking flair.
Boyd is the grand nephew of Australian football vendor icon Johnny Boyd better know to most as the Peanut Man.
In 2009 Boyd was rewarded for a strong season with selection in the 2009 All-Australian Team.
On the 21 January 2011, he was announced as the new captain for the Western Bulldogs.
Boyd has relished the Bulldogs captaincy in 2011, and is the leading possession getter in the AFL, ahead of perennial Collingwood Football Club
ball-magnet Dane Swan
who may have been leading the count but went to Arizona mid-season to regain fitness.
in the Victorian Football Association
.
He also attended Mazenod College, Mulgrave.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
player who has come through the Western Bulldogs
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
' rookie list, debuting in 2003. Prior to that he had played for Dandenong Stingrays
Dandenong Stingrays
The Dandenong Stingrays are an Australian rules football team in a Victorian under 18s league called the TAC Cup.1992 saw the birth of the ‘Southern Stingrays’ and they were developed under the leadership of Steve Kennedy and Ron Roach with the home base located at the Ben Kavanagh Reserve,...
in the TAC Cup
TAC Cup
The TAC Cup is an under 18 Australian rules football representative competition held in Victoria, Australia. It is based on geographic regions throughout country Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne with each team representing 12 Victorian regions....
and Frankston in the VFL
VFL
VFL can refer to:Sport* Victorian Football League, an Australian rules football league formerly known as the Victorian Football Association prior to 1996....
. He was able to consolidate a position in the senior team during 2004 and in 2005 could be considered as being in the Bulldogs' best 18, having played in 17 games for a total of 105 and still counting. He has mostly played in the midfield where he has proven himself to be a consistent ball winner as well as having the capacity to be a "run with" player. He currently has totalled 6 Brownlow votes. He played with the number 42 until 2007 when he took the number 5 from the retired Rohan Smith
Rohan Smith
Rohan H. Smith is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.Debuting in 1992 after being recruited around 1990, Smith has long been one of the Bulldogs' favourite sons, with his reputation rising during the mid-1990s when he became one of the best half-backs in the league...
.
The 2006 Record describes Boyd as having tenacious defensive skills while also possessing attacking flair.
Boyd is the grand nephew of Australian football vendor icon Johnny Boyd better know to most as the Peanut Man.
In 2009 Boyd was rewarded for a strong season with selection in the 2009 All-Australian Team.
On the 21 January 2011, he was announced as the new captain for the Western Bulldogs.
Boyd has relished the Bulldogs captaincy in 2011, and is the leading possession getter in the AFL, ahead of perennial Collingwood Football Club
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
ball-magnet Dane Swan
Dane Swan
Dane Swan is an Australian rules footballer for Collingwood in the Australian Football League.Since 2007 Swan has emerged as one of the AFL's elite midfielders, winner of the prestigious Brownlow Medal in 2011 with a record tally of 34 votes...
who may have been leading the count but went to Arizona mid-season to regain fitness.
Personal life
Boyd married his high school sweetheart Kate Jones in October 2007. His father Peter Boyd played for FrankstonFrankston Football Club
Frankston Football Club, nicknamed The Dolphins, is an Australian rules football club based in Frankston, Victoria and currently playing in the Victorian Football League. The club was formed in 1887. The Dolphins have no alignments to any AFL clubs.-Peninsula Football Association:Frankston was a...
in the Victorian Football Association
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
.
He also attended Mazenod College, Mulgrave.