Tom Boyd 'not in the best 22', admits skipper

[Damon_3388]

Boyd 'not in the best 22', admits skipper

LACK of form is the only reason Western Bulldogs premiership forward Tom Boyd has not been able to get a senior game so far this season, captain Easton Wood says.

I guess his captain is attempting to challenge him by going public with this. Could go either way though for a bloke who has had issues with confidence and depression previously.

5th season, contracted through the end of 2021. Just seems miles off the dominant monster that he appeared to be in junior footy, and is obviously falling way short of where you'd expect a former #1 draft pick to be at by this stage of his career. Despite what some may say, that contract will start to become an albatross for everyone if he doesn't turn things around soon.

Not looking for lulz or to zing the Dogs here. Genuine discussion only. Was a good individual performance in the 2016 GF worth mortgaging so much of the future for? Will this bloke ever truly "make it"?

 

[OniAu]

Maybe they should try Easton Wood up forward instead

 

[FoochPackage]

Wont make it. But contributed massively to something we waited 62 years for. Well worth it for us long suffering. Disappointing it seems we will never get the best out of him bar that glorious day in october 16'

 

[kaiserchief13]

Easiest million pa he will ever make

 

[Colonial]

Maybe they should try Easton Wood up forward instead

They tried that in round 1, and ummm yeah....

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[doona]

Why work when you have a long contract with:

 

[Sir_Loin]

If someone said pay me a 7 million dollars and I’ll give you a flag would you do it?

Probably

 

[Colonial]

If someone said pay me a 7 million dollars and I’ll give you a flag would you do it?

Probably

Should of cut out the middle man and just paid the umps

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[Sir_Loin]

Should of cut out the middle man and just paid the umps

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Apparently they did that too

 

[Golden_6]

In hindsight with what we know now. Absolutely I, and every Dogs supporter would do the deal 100/100.

In terms of the contract, it is a bit of an issue. By all reports heavily frontloaded so hoping he’s ‘only’ on around 700k into the future.

 

[Sir_Loin]

In hindsight with what we know now. Absolutely I, and every Dogs supporter would do the deal 100/100.

In terms of the contract, it is a bit of an issue. By all reports heavily frontloaded so hoping he’s ‘only’ on around 700k into the future.

With that grand final performance you’d do with hindsight every time

 

[jiphoc]

Common knowledge he told his agent get me to Melbourne on the highest price. Always been too full of himself and I doubt he will make it at AFL without a massive change to his approach to life in general.

 

[cecil]

Common knowledge he told his agent get me to Melbourne on the highest price. Always been too full of himself and I doubt he will make it at AFL without a massive change to his approach to life in general.

Comments like this are completely misguided. Was tracking well (his stats as a ruck were on par with Grundy at the same age) before being out with mental illness. He strained his glute towards the end of the preseason which put him slightly behind. Being out of the best 22 in a team that plays one KPF and one Ruck at the moment, while having not played for almost 12 months, is hardly reason to change his approach to life in general. He's played 10 full games since being deserving of a Norm Smith medal....

 

[Ricky Vaughn]

I bet Jack Watts wishes he was drafted between Boyd, McCartin and Weitering.

These guys are deflecting attention from each other beautifully.

 

[jegsteam]

Meh. From afar it looks like the club completely mismanaging its players.

Has looked half decent when played primarily as a ruck and resting forward.

Wood having a laugh considering his own poor start to the season. Does he think he gets a pass because he’s playing out of position? Perhaps Boyd can claim his role as a key forward was out of position...


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[Superstar swan]

Going out with calum von moger's sister which is pretty cool...so at least he has that.....and 7 million dollars

 

[donkeypunchd]

Reading between the lines it sounds to me like he hasn’t been listening to internal feedback, and Wood has done this as a motivational kick up the proverbial.

 

[PP34]

In hindsight with what we know now. Absolutely I, and every Dogs supporter would do the deal 100/100.

In terms of the contract, it is a bit of an issue. By all reports heavily frontloaded so hoping he’s ‘only’ on around 700k into the future.

His grand final performance wasn’t all that amazing.

I’m not sure what other options were around in the off season you got him but surely there was someone else who would have come close to matching his impact.

Now he’s a giant waste of money.

 

[PP34]

Comments like this are completely misguided. Was tracking well (his stats as a ruck were on par with Grundy at the same age) before being out with mental illness. He strained his glute towards the end of the preseason which put him slightly behind. Being out of the best 22 in a team that plays one KPF and one Ruck at the moment, while having not played for almost 12 months, is hardly reason to change his approach to life in general. He's played 10 full games since being deserving of a Norm Smith medal....

He was drafted as a key forward. There’s nothing about him that screams Brodie Grundy like impact in the ruck.

The only reason he played in the ruck was because of how terrible he was as a permanent forward.

 

[Golden_6]

His grand final performance wasn’t all that amazing.

I’m not sure what other options were around in the off season you got him but surely there was someone else who would have come close to matching his impact.

Now he’s a giant waste of money.

3 goals, 6 contested marks and producing in big moments is not an amazing game?

 

[Golden_6]

He was drafted as a key forward. There’s nothing about him that screams Brodie Grundy like impact in the ruck.

The only reason he played in the ruck was because of how terrible he was as a permanent forward.

Maybe not, but it’s clear as day Boyd has ruckman instincts. He played there all throughout juniors up until under 16s. Ranges turned him into a forward during his TAC cup career.

 

[Blackas87]

Comments like this are completely misguided. Was tracking well (his stats as a ruck were on par with Grundy at the same age) before being out with mental illness. He strained his glute towards the end of the preseason which put him slightly behind. Being out of the best 22 in a team that plays one KPF and one Ruck at the moment, while having not played for almost 12 months, is hardly reason to change his approach to life in general. He's played 10 full games since being deserving of a Norm Smith medal....

Grundy's stats at the same age weren't worth $1million a year.

 

[Bulldog Joe]

Amazing how many armchair experts have such definitive opinions on things they could never personally manage.

 

[Andy_Mac]

I bet Jack Watts wishes he was drafted between Boyd, McCartin and Weitering.

These guys are deflecting attention from each other beautifully.

Jacks not the only one.

Sad thing is Jack isn’t a bad footballer.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

I’ve never got the “he won a flag for them”. He had a good final series and GF, but christ, he was far from the only reason they won. It’s a big leap to say they wouldn’t have won it without him - they beat everybody in that finals series and the whole team played great footy.

On topic, I didn’t think anybody would ever top Tom Scully for the most ridiculous playing contract in AFL history, but Boyd and the Dogs nailed it. He’s just not that good.