Boyd's issue in the NEAFL isn't so much underperforming, though I am not sure how you measure that, big guys do take time and the dude is a mountain..
His output is diluted by the fact that he is sharing fwd time with three trainee rucks, plus McCarthy, plus Lamb and at least 2 other small fwds.
When he has played AFL his delivery has been, questionable.
His output is diluted by the fact that he is sharing fwd time with three trainee rucks, plus McCarthy, plus Lamb and at least 2 other small fwds.
When he has played AFL his delivery has been, questionable.
There is no way Boyd gets traded for pick 1.
In what world would that make sense, he was the most hyped pick 1 for ages.
In what world would that make sense, he was the most hyped pick 1 for ages.
Jack Martin has been hyped up possibly even more than Boyd and could have easily gone at pick 1 had he been in that draft (as he usually would have been) and the club with pick 1 rated him higher, or been more keen on someone with his attributes, and then there is Hogan, who looks to be at least as good as Boyd (in a similar role), as mentioned.
Had those two been in the mix as they usually would have been, Boyd could have easily enough been taken as low as pick 3, depending on circumstances and who had which picks. In which case, trading him for pick 1 this year wouldn't have been much different to GWS trading Dom Tyson last year (who they got at pick 3, two years prior) so that they could get pick 2 and Kelly, who they evidently preferred.
It is unlikely to happen, especially this year, while he's still contracted, but stranger things have happened in life, that's for sure. It's just something to talk about as we wait for the trade and draft period though, so there's no great need for anyone to get too excited about it, or write a post in all capital letters, if they don't agree with it!
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