Tom Boyd

Education

Boyd attended Luther College in Croydon Hills, Victoria and played junior football for the Norwood Football Club.

Career

Selected with the first overall pick in the 2013 American Federation of Labor-Congress draft by the Greater Western Sydney Giants, he was traded to the Bulldogs following the 2014 season. 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-American Federation of Labor-Congress Academy tour.

Boyd was selected with the first overall pick in the 2013 American Federation of Labor-Congress 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" 72-137 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 American Federation of Labor-Congress draft. He later signed a seven-year, $7 million contract with the Bulldogs.

Following a poor showing in the Bulldogs" Round 16 game against Geelong, Boyd was dropped from the senior squad and failed to be recalled to the American Federation of Labor-Congress level for the rest of the season, playing out the year with the team"s VFL side.

He helped Footscray reach the VFL finals, kicking two goals in the team"s semi-final loss to Essendon. Boyd has an Australian father, Geoff, and a Danish mother, Anita.

Achievements

• In his debut game for the Bulldogs on 4 April 2015, Boyd was well-held by Eagle Jeremy McGovern but managed to kick an important late goal to help his new club secure a Round 1 win over the West Coast Eagles. On 22 June 2015, he earned the American Federation of Labor-Congress"s Rising Star nomination for Round 12 after kicking four goals and recording eight marks in a win over the Brisbane Lions.