Matty Boyd - Can He Reach Some Games Records?

[bulldogtragic]

Matty hasn't been selected this week. After this round there are 10 more H&A games for him to be selected, plus how ever many finals. Will he break some of the records near him in games? He's on 290 games currently.

- His 290 games already equals the most games played by a rookie. One more game to 291 games and he sits above Dean Cox who played 290.
- 300 games at our club is an amazing club, one he deserves to be in. That requires 10 more games this year.

I don't think he plays on next year, fwiw. Hence why the question is about this year.

[1eyedog]

Champ of the club but he wont get 300 this year.

[1eyedog]

How can you nurse a guy terribly out of form across 10 games when the future of the club are tearing it up in the VFL?

[bulldogtragic]

How can you nurse a guy terribly out of form across 10 games when the future of the club are tearing it up in the VFL?

I tend to agree, although I wonder if he's got any credits in the bank with the MC if he can play some passable footy at VFL. Especially using the hard, finals experienced player argument. At least another one game to take the record, stand alone, of most games by a rookie.

[boydogs]

Might get another go later in the year but 300 would be in doubt now

[bulldogtragic]

Might get another go later in the year but 300 would be in doubt now

Do you think he'd do a Dougie Hawkins and go another season elsewhere (assuming someone took him on) just to reach a milestone?

[KT31]

Do you think he'd do a Dougie Hawkins and go another season elsewhere (assuming someone took him on) just to reach a milestone?

On his form and in today's climate doubt he would be wanted by another club.

[bornadog]

On his form and in today's climate doubt he would be wanted by another club.

and he will be 36 next year. I think he has hit the wall.

Club comes first, so he should not be gifted games.

[bulldogtragic]

On his form and in today's climate doubt he would be wanted by another club.

Minson was allegedly offered a rookie contract by Collingwood. So who knows? I don't know if Matty is focused on records like this, pretty much the biggest in the game, but if a team needed a mature leader, a guy who sets standards and who knows Rocket Eade really well, maybe GCS offer him a rookie contract for a year for a variety of reasons.

[aker39]

and he will be 36 next year. I think he has hit the wall.

Club comes first, so he should not be gifted games.

He should be given at least 1 more game.

[bornadog]

He should be given at least 1 more game.

If his form warrants it he should have 10 more games.

[bulldogtragic]

He should be given at least 1 more game.

There's some room for practical sentimentality. We've lost every single game after playing in Cairns. I'd like to almost swap a group between games. Maybe he plays in Cairns in conditions he knows, if the forms still behind, then Williams, Webb, Lynch etc can come in on the flat track of Etihad, fresh and ready to go.

[boydogs]

Do you think he'd do a Dougie Hawkins and go another season elsewhere (assuming someone took him on) just to reach a milestone?

I don't think so. You see it more and more these days, Petrie & Mitchell last year who were with their previous clubs for many years did it but Boyd is just that bit older

[1eyedog]

I tend to agree, although I wonder if he's got any credits in the bank with the MC if he can play some passable footy at VFL. Especially using the hard, finals experienced player argument. At least another one game to take the record, stand alone, of most games by a rookie.

I'd like nothing more to see him play 300 but I can't see him going back to the VFL and playing well enough to get in before the others in there now. I'm ok for him to break the rookie record and the best time for him to do that is either while Murph is out simply because there is a spot or at the end of the season if it doesn't matter if we win or lose heading into the finals. He deserves 291 but I'm not up for playing him to 300 on current form.

He's been written off before and is a determined bugger. Wouldn't be surprised if was able to give it one last push. He needs to do it though, not the MC.

[merantau]

I don't think he's going to make 300 games which is a great shame as he has all the hallmarks of a 300 gamer plus some. And the plus some? Absolute hard core focus, determination, willingness to work and learn, dedication to his team mates, loyalty, unswerving courage and the list goes on. I would be rapt to see the cards fall his way and for him to go out in glory with another flag. Wouldn't that be something!