Tom Boyd retires

[Damon_3388]

So, all of a sudden the Bulldogs now have 1 mil pa to throw around?

Hello Stephen Coniglio?

Puts them in the Brodie Grundy game, which fills their most desperate need.

 

[ManOfClay]

Does that mean dogs have a war chest to throw around or do they operate as if they're still paying him?

Reported in the club statement he will have his 2019 pay reduced and 2020-21 cancelled. Mutual decision

 

[Trav 20]

One of the worst no.1 picks ever, but finds solace and a place in history because of one very important game.

Everyone's a winner.

 

[Slats]

The 2016 & 2017 premiership ruckmen retire in the same week.

 

[TonaldDrump]

Puts them in the Brodie Grundy game, which fills their most desperate need.

Nah they're fine with English.

Didn't Grundy have 55+ more hitouts than English, but it hardly effected the game.

 

[TedDougChris]

Premierships are now considered a bullet?

Saints and Melbourne fans will be rapt to hear this....

 

[boulders]

Drug related I bet

Really poor comment.

 

[Trav 20]

He was worth every cent for arguably the best Grand Final performance ever.

You're ten years old ?

 

[L_W_P]

Should have been the Norm Smith Medalist in 2016

Incredible move for him to make given how massive we all know his contract is. Could have sat in the VFL for a few years getting paid millions. All class.

Incredible deal for the Dogs. That off season will be talked about forever with McCartney, Cooney and Griffin all going, Boyd coming in with the 'crippling' contract. Beveridge the super late call as coach after seemingly missing out and going to the Saints...

Still time to come back in a few years if he feels up to it. Could easily reset himself and get picked up as a mid season rookie option for a top team needing a mobile ruck. Richmond this year would love to give him a go I'd think.

Good luck to the kid.

 

[Great8]

Does that mean dogs have a war chest to throw around or do they operate as if they're still paying him?

We all know North are the only ones to have a war chest. At least the Dogs will find decent players that actually want to go there

 

[Milanista28]

Reported in the club statement he will have his 2019 pay reduced and 2020-21 cancelled. Mutual decision

Interesting.

 

[XhazzafootyX]

there has been a few dogs players to retire prematurely. Biggs, c.smith, redpath and now boyd.

 

[Damon_3388]

Nah they're fine with English.

Didn't Grundy have 55+ more hitouts than English, but it hardly effected the game.

Lol, OK.

English tries hard, but he's just not strong or physical enough, and gets a bath every week.

Their mids have been playing from behind for years, due to a lack of a proper effective ruckman.

 

[LawrenceJameson]

Good on him if it’s not his thing anymore, takes courage. Retires a premiership player.


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[La Dispute]

Puts them in the Brodie Grundy game, which fills their most desperate need.

Tim English is on the up, they’d be happy to back him in.

Coniglio puts them into premiership contention, assuming some natural development in their forwardline and defence.

 

[Engimal v3]

Premierships are now considered a bullet?

Unfair. He played 1 good game in his career, and it just happened to be a in a game in a bizarre set of circumstances where the his 7th finishing H&A team managed to make the Grand Final.

If he'd been traded to any other club at any other time, it'd have been a disaster. Good on the Bulldogs for getting lucky, but GWS definitely dodged a bullet by not trying to keep him.

 

[its free real estate]

Best of luck to him. Brilliant in the 2016 GF.

 

[Hamingja]

Interesting.

Yes, very. If Buddy decides he is going to retire with a couple of years left on his contract are they going to let the Swans do the same.......Although that post says "pay" rather than "salary cap". Going to set an interesting precedent if the dogs get the cap space.

 

[bungalow_bill]

.they wouldn’t of broken that drought without him.

A good chance but impossible to know for certain

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Given up his contract in 2020 and 21. No salary cap implications whatsoever. Good on him.

The Dogs suddenly have at least $1m per year to spend from next year. They’ll be major free agent players. That’s fairly major implications.

 

[Slats]

 

[ManOfClay]

Lol, OK.

English tries hard, but he's just not strong or physical enough, and gets a bath every week.

Their mids have been playing from behind for years, due to a lack of a proper effective ruckman.

And so stats man you think we will waste all the development put into English by getting a slightly older ruckman? Very confident English will be a good ruckman.

Would much rather toss money at a top line mid or KPP

 

[scaryness]

Lol, OK.

English tries hard, but he's just not strong or physical enough, and gets a bath every week.

Their mids have been playing from behind for years, due to a lack of a proper effective ruckman.

Don't worry about English. Give him a few years to fill out his body and he will be a star.

 

[JEagle]

Another victim for Social Media?

You need a hide as tough as a rhino's to be in pro sport these days.

Hope he does well.

The other problem is all the team rules. Don't drink, Don't do this, wipe your ass this way. Social media also means every douche with a phone can take a photo of you breaking an arbitrary rule.

Footballers aren't allowed to enjoy footy anymore. Any person who knows anything about pro athletes should understand that a happy team is a winning team!! When someone isn't enjoying their footy it will show in their performance no matyer how talented they are.

 

[Slats]

“Boyd took the advantage and played on. From inside the centre square, Boyd’s kicked a goal! Boyd’s kicked a goal. From inside the square! F**k!”

-BT