If Boyd really wanted out of there he might not be too fussed which club he ended up at, as long as it was because he particularly didn't like living up there in Western Sydney and was able to get back to Melbourne.
So if he really wanted out and GWS were willing to grant him that wish early (ie. this year) then surely he'd be willing to work with GWS on a trade that benefited both himself and GWS and if that was the case, then we'd be pretty much in the box seat to get the deal done, as we so many of the necessary ingredients, being:
A: Cap space to be able to fit him in
B: A willingness to be able to pay him as much as it would take to get him here (we said we'd pay "overs")
C: A suitable draft pick (or its equivalent) that GWS would be happy to accept in a trade.
D: A position is our team for him to be able to come pretty much straight in and play plenty of footy and to know that that spot will then be pretty much "his to lose".
E: A good trading relationship with GWS
Probably the only ingredient that we're lacking is that we're currently not likely to be an attractive destination for anyone that could have lots of options, but money could change that and I doubt any other team would tick all those 6 "boxes", either, so I'd say we'd be as good a chance as any team if he was on the table. More so if he liked the idea of working side by side with Roo for the next year or two and/or if he happened to be close with Wright, Billings, Dunstan, Acres, or Eli, if/when they were at Vic Metro, and/or the AIS together.
Then we'd have to weigh up whether we thought he'd be better value than McCartin, Wright or Petracca, especially since he'd cost so much more money than any of those 3, while only being one year more advanced.
If we didn't think he was quite worth giving up pick 1 for, then we may be able to get a little bit of a sweetener thrown in, if they are keen to trade him this year, because they thought he'd fly the coop next year and/or were really keen for someone like Petracca or Wright.