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Matthew Boyd Personal information Full name Matthew Boyd Date of birth 27 August 1982 Original team Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup)
Frankston (VFL)Draft #23, 2002 Rookie Draft, Western Bulldogs Height/Weight 184cm / 89kg Position(s) Midfielder Club information Current club Western Bulldogs Number 5 Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 2003– Western Bulldogs 185 (65) International team honours Years Team Games (Goals) 2008–2010 Australia 4 1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .Career highlights - Bob Rose-Charlie Sutton Medal 2007
- Charles Sutton Medal 2009, 2011
- All-Australian Team 2009
- Western Bulldogs captain 2011
Matthew Boyd (born 27 August 1982) 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.
Personal life
Boyd married his high school sweetheart Kate Jones in October 2007. His father Peter Boyd played for Frankston in the Victorian Football Association. He also attended Mazenod College, Mulgrave.
References
- AFL Record 2006 Season Preview, ed. Michael Lovett, AFL Publishing.
External links
- Matthew Boyd's profile on the Official AFL Website of the Western Bulldogs Football Club
- Matthew Boyd's statistics from AFL Tables
Western Bulldogs – current squad 1 Grant · 2 Murphy · 3 Wallis · 4 Cross · 5 Boyd (c) · 7 Higgins · 9 Gilbee · 10 Sherman · 12 Williams · 13 Giansiracusa · 16 Griffen · 17 Cooney · 19 Jones · 21 Liberatore · 22 Addison · 23 Roughead · 24 Schofield · 25 Hargrave · 26 Skinner · 27 Minson · 29 Wood · 30 Howard · 31 Mulligan · 32 Veszpremi · 33 Djerrkura · 34 Tutt · 35 Hill · 36 Lake · 37 Markovic · 38 Morris · 39 Johannissen* · 40 Dahlhaus · 41 Hooper · 42 Picken · 43 Barlow* · 44 Moles · 45 Prato* · 48 Panos · 49 Cordy
Coach: McCartney
* denotes Rookie Listed players
Captains of the Footscray Football Club/Western Bulldogs 1925: McCarthy • 1926: McCarthy/Hopkins • 1927–1928: Scanlan • 1929–1930: Hopkins • 1931–1932: Cubbins • 1933: McAlpine • 1934: Cubbins/Morrison • 1935: Morrison • 1936: Penberthy • 1937: Dockendorff/Morrison • 1938–1939: Evans • 1940–1942: Ware • 1943–1946: Olliver • 1947: Hickey • 1948–1950: Olliver • 1951–1955: Sutton • 1956: Sutton/Donald • 1957: Stevens/Whitten • 1958–1969: Whitten • 1970: Whitten/Magee • 1971–1972: Dempsey • 1973: Thorpe • 1974–1976: Sandilands • 1977–1978: Dempsey • 1979–1981: Jennings • 1982: Templeton • 1983–1985: Edmond • 1986–1988: Kennedy • 1989: Wallis • 1990–1993: Hawkins • 1994–2000: Wynd • 2001–2004: Grant • 2005–2006: Darcy • 2007–2010: Johnson • 2011: BoydCharles Sutton Medal • Western Bulldogs Best and Fairest Winners 1927: McAlpine • 1928: Outen • 1929: Russ • 1930: McAlpine • 1931: Hopkins • 1932: McAlpine • 1933: Morrison • 1934: Ware • 1935: Bennett • 1936: Morrison • 1937: Ware • 1938: Ware • 1939: Hickey • 1940: Ware • 1941: Ware/Olliver • 1942: Ellis • 1943: A. Collins • 1944: Olliver • 1945: Hickey • 1946: Ryan • 1947: Ryan • 1948: Hickey • 1949: Donald • 1950: Sutton • 1951: J. Collins • 1952: J. Collins • 1953: Stevens • 1954: Whitten • 1955: Box • 1956: Ross • 1957: Whitten • 1958: Whitten • 1959: Whitten • 1960: Schultz • 1961: Whitten • 1962: Schultz • 1963: Walker • 1964: Schultz • 1965: Schultz • 1966: Schultz • 1967: Jillard • 1968: Thorpe • 1969: Bisset • 1970: Dempsey • 1971: Thorpe • 1972: Welsh • 1973: Dempsey • 1974: Dempsey • 1975: Dempsey • 1976: Dempsey • 1977: Dempsey • 1978: Templeton • 1979: Dunstan • 1980: Templeton • 1981: Dunstan • 1982: Dunstan • 1983: Royal • 1984: Purser • 1985: Hawkins • 1986: Hardie • 1987: McGuinness • 1988: Wallace • 1989: Wallace • 1990: Foster • 1991: Liberatore • 1992: Wynd • 1993: Cameron • 1994: Grant • 1995: West • 1996: Grant/Romero • 1997: West • 1998: West • 1999: Johnson • 2000: West • 2001: Darcy • 2002: Johnson • 2003: West • 2004: West • 2005: West • 2006: Johnson • 2007: Harris • 2008: Cross • 2009: Boyd • 2010: Griffen • 2011: Boyd2009 All-Australian team Defenders
Corey Enright (Geelong) • Matthew Scarlett (Geelong) • Brian Lake (Western Bulldogs)
Simon Goodwin (Adelaide) • Craig Bolton (Sydney) • Nick Maxwell (Collingwood)Forwards
Paul Chapman (Geelong) • Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda) (captain) • Dane Swan (Collingwood)
Leon Davis (Collingwood) • Brendan Fevola (Carlton) • Jonathan Brown (Brisbane)Followers
Aaron Sandilands (Fremantle) • Chris Judd (Carlton) (vice-captain) • Gary Ablett (Geelong)Interchange
Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) • Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda) • Brendon Goddard (St Kilda) • Adam Goodes (Sydney)2011 All-Australian team Defenders
Matthew Scarlett (Geelong) • Darren Glass (West Coast) • Corey Enright (Geelong)
Robert Murphy (Western Bulldogs) • Ben Reid (Collingwood) • Leon Davis (Collingwood)Forwards
Marc Murphy (Carlton • Travis Cloke (Collingwood) • Dane Swan (Collingwood)
Stephen Milne (St Kilda) • Lance Franklin (Hawthorn) • Adam Goodes (Sydney)Followers
Dean Cox (West Coast) • Chris Judd (Carlton – vice-captain) • Gary Ablett (Gold Coast – captain)Interchange
Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) • Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda) • James Kelly (Geelong) • Drew Petrie (North Melbourne)Australian squad – 2008 International Rules Series Australian squad – 2010 International Rules Series Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria
- Western Bulldogs players
- Charles Sutton Medal winners
- All-Australians
- Dandenong Stingrays players
- Frankston Football Club players
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