Colin Boyd (footballer)

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.

Colin Boyd
Personal information
Full name Colin G. Boyd
Date of birth (1954-07-27) 27 July 1954
Original team(s) St Patrick's, Sale
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1973 Footscray 10 (0)
1977–1979 Essendon 34 (0)
Total 44 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1979.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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]

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. "Colin Boyd". AFL Tables.
  3. "Essendon Football Club – Team Players – Colin G. Boyd". Essendonfc.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 March 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
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