Colin Boyd (footballer) explained

Colin Boyd
Fullname:Colin G. Boyd
Birth Date:27 July 1954
Originalteam:St Patrick's, Sale
Height:180 cm
Weight:81 kg
Statsend:1979
Years1:1973
Club1:Footscray
Games Goals1:10 (0)
Years2:1977–1979
Club2:Essendon
Games Goals2:34 (0)
Games Goalstotal:44 (0)

Colin G. Boyd (born 27 July 1954) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1970s.

Boyd, who was from Sale, spent the 1973 VFL season at Footscray. A defender, he played for VFA club Williamstown in 1975 and 1976. In the second of those years he was a Field Medal winner, for the 'best and fairest' in the league's second division.[1] and also played in Williamstown's premiership win over Mordialloc at Toorak Park. Boyd was also runner-up in the Club best and fairest award in both seasons. He was selected on a half-back flank in Williamstown's 1970's Team-of-the-Decade. Boyd played 37 games and kicked 3 goals for the VFA Seagulls.

Essendon gave him a second chance at VFL football in 1977 and he missed just three games in his first season and was awarded 16 Brownlow Medal votes.[2] Only Simon Madden took home more votes for Essendon in the count. By 1979 he was playing most of his football in the reserves and won the Gardiner Medal.

From 1980 to 1987, Boyd played at Leongatha and was their captain-coach in 1980, 1981 and 1987.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. Web site: Colin Boyd. AFL Tables.
  3. Web site: Essendon Football Club – Team Players – Colin G. Boyd. Essendonfc.com.au. 30 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110317135801/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/player-past.asp?id=92. 17 March 2011. dead.