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Re: Tom Boyd
Tom was excellent today. Those marks he took were just so important in the context of the game yesterday. He will just get better.
"Footscray people are incredible people; so humble. I'm just so happy - ecstatic"
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Re: Tom Boyd
Oh man I'm so happy for him and so proud! You did it, Tom!
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Re: Tom Boyd
Immense. Absolutely immense.
It would have been easy to drop his head after spilling that first mark. Real easy.
Instead, he picks himself up, dusts himself off, and flies for every mark he possibly can.
And doesn't put a foot wrong for the rest of the day.
Just an astonishing game.
If JJ doesn't explode in the last quarter T.Boyd becomes a P Plated Norm Smith medallist.
Elated for him.
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Re: Tom Boyd
And he's only 20 years old
Imagine what he'll do in 5 years time
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Re: Tom Boyd
Tom Boyd was born to win premierships!!!
Footscray member since 1980.
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Re: Tom Boyd
Originally Posted by
westdog54
Immense. Absolutely immense.
It would have been easy to drop his head after spilling that first mark. Real easy.
Instead, he picks himself up, dusts himself off, and flies for every mark he possibly can.
And doesn't put a foot wrong for the rest of the day.
Just an astonishing game.
If JJ doesn't explode in the last quarter T.Boyd becomes a P Plated Norm Smith medallist.
Elated for him.
It's so pleasing to have a young tall putting himself forward like he did. I know internally he'd be in the top one to three players of the day because of his efforts, and that will mean more to anyone who counts than plaudits within the media might.
Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate.
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Re: Tom Boyd
Originally Posted by
jeemak
It's so pleasing to have a young tall putting himself forward like he did. I know internally he'd be in the top one to three players of the day because of his efforts, and that will mean more to anyone who counts than plaudits within the media might.
If the players were training this week Tom would wear the funny coloured top.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
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Re: Tom Boyd
Worth every single cent. He had everything you needed in a Grand Final.
1) Harness at the contest. Threw around his 100kg frame into everything!
2) Took big contested marks. Allowed us to go long down the line when we had to and presented a big target. Took some super contested marks but importantly always created a contest.
3) Kicked goals. Seized his chance.
Tom Boyd you are a Western Bulldogs Premiership player!
p.s. the selfie I got with you on the boundary line I will cherish for the rest of my living days
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Re: Tom Boyd
Originally Posted by
angelopetraglia
Worth every single cent. He had everything you needed in a Grand Final.
1) Harness at the contest. Threw around his 100kg frame into everything!
2) Took big contested marks. Allowed us to go long down the line when we had to and presented a big target. Took some super contested marks but importantly always created a contest.
3) Kicked goals. Seized his chance.
Tom Boyd you are a Western Bulldogs Premiership player!
p.s. the selfie I got with you on the boundary line I will cherish for the rest of my living days
Pics or it didn't happen!
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Re: Tom Boyd
Well played Tom! Clearly growing into his shoes. Doesn't like giving up the ball in a contest, using his body, marked very well. What a dream! We won a grand final and Tom played really well.
You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships every day. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. ― Epicurus
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Re: Tom Boyd
What a stage to choose to produce the best game to date of your career.
Barrett must have felt sick in his stomach waking up today knowing he has no more platform to continue his anti Boyd deal campaign.
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Re: Tom Boyd
Originally Posted by
Dog House
And he's only 20 years old
Imagine what he'll do in 5 years time
The scary part is that Boydy and The Bont are only 20 and will wreak havoc for another decade.
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So proud of Boydy. As a supporter you had to have the faith that he would turn into the player we expected him to be. He really stood up throughout the finals. Last week rucking for 3 quarters was amazing and yesterday he was simply awesome.
It felt like something just clicked and all of the sudden he was clunking contested marks and kicking goals. He is an absolute star and I'm so glad he is at the club.
Sidenote: I'll be really dissapointed if the club pursues this Cloke deal. With Crameri coming back in, it seems ridiculous to gift Cloke an opportunity to play at the club. You can see Boyd is the future and personally I think the way Zaine attacks the contest that he deserves a permanent position n the forward line too.
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Re: Tom Boyd
Just watching his highlights reel on the dogs website now. I'm so excited about him cause he's only gonna get better. Can't wait for his future with us.
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