Tom Boyd 2016

[hujsh]

With out going through previous post's as to whether this has been posted before, but I am hearing Tom will be gone by end of the year. Is it true and have people go anything to add to this?

That would be stupid

[cinder]

I think this is the source but I don't trust it.

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[Twodogs]

I think this is the source but I don't trust it:

http://www.fantasyfootballnuts.org/t...ennel-in-2017/

Yeah. Don't know how accurate it is.

[Webby]

It's slightly irksome listening to all of the negativity surrounding Tom Boyd. He's a ruckman. He's not a freakishly athletic type of ruckman, either. Therefore he'll play his best footy from ages 26-32.

For some context, Boyd is not quite yet 21 years of age. Jack Watts is close to 25.5 years of age. Boyd is 6 foot 7 and Watts 6 foot 5.

Watts has only JUST begun to fulfill his potential and he is FOUR AND A HALF YEARS OLDER than Boyd. We knew when we signed Boyd that he was at least four years away from peak maturity. We knew that we'd have stones thrown at us as a result.

We knew if he experienced injuries and growing pains, we'd be copping flack from the world. Tom Hawkins and Max Gawn were both 23 before they hit their straps. Prior to that, their clubs carried them.

The difference being Boyd's on big coin. However we already knew that was the case. The other thing I'd say, is that we average higher scores with him in the side than we do without him. He is rarely out-marked and is good for our structure.

Calls to move him on are hysterical. He's going to explode at some point in the next couple of years.

[bornadog]

With out going through previous post's as to whether this has been posted before, but I am hearing Tom will be gone by end of the year. Is it true and have people go anything to add to this?

Don't tell me you believe the stupid things written by idiots on a website? There is one website in particular that has published crap like this and I will not name it and give it publicity. Just like idiots on BF saying Bevo doesn't like Tom and wants to trade him out. Give me a break.

[bornadog]

I think this is the source but I don't trust it:

That is the site I was referring to. These guys are anti Bulldogs and post the biggest hog wash and get people talking. Our supporters are nuts if they believe it.

[cinder]

That is the site I was referring to. These guys are anti Bulldogs and post the biggest hog wash and get people talking. Our supporters are nuts if they believe it.

Ok - I wasn't aware. I'll disregard anything they serve up then. But yeah sounded pretty far fetched.

[LostDoggy]

That is the site I was referring to. These guys are anti Bulldogs and post the biggest hog wash and get people talking. Our supporters are nuts if they believe it.

Come on, that site must be legit, i was very close to winning an ipad!

Sponored by Ransomeware..

[cinder]

Come on, that site must be legit, i was very close to winning an ipad!

Sponored by Ransomeware..

Yeah dodgy. I removed the link if Twodogs & Bornadog want to remove the quoted link too.

[EasternWest]

Don't tell me you believe the stupid things written by idiots on a website? There is one website in particular that has published crap like this and I will not name it and give it publicity. Just like idiots on BF saying Bevo doesn't like Tom and wants to trade him out. Give me a break.

Not that I disagree with you, but there is some irony in what you just said.

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

It's slightly irksome listening to all of the negativity surrounding Tom Boyd. He's a ruckman. He's not a freakishly athletic type of ruckman, either. Therefore he'll play his best footy from ages 26-32.

For some context, Boyd is not quite yet 21 years of age. Jack Watts is close to 25.5 years of age. Boyd is 6 foot 7 and Watts 6 foot 5.

Watts has only JUST begun to fulfill his potential and he is FOUR AND A HALF YEARS OLDER than Boyd. We knew when we signed Boyd that he was at least four years away from peak maturity. We knew that we'd have stones thrown at us as a result.

We knew if he experienced injuries and growing pains, we'd be copping flack from the world. Tom Hawkins and Max Gawn were both 23 before they hit their straps. Prior to that, their clubs carried them.

The difference being Boyd's on big coin. However we already knew that was the case. The other thing I'd say, is that we average higher scores with him in the side than we do without him. He is rarely out-marked and is good for our structure.

Calls to move him on are hysterical. He's going to explode at some point in the next couple of years.

It is still to be proven if Tom Boyd has the necessary abilities to be the long term success to justify the huge financial investment made by the WB. My major concern is the imbalance it has created when compared with other gifted players such as Bonti Wood Stringer Liberatore etc.

[westdog54]

Not that I disagree with you, but there is some irony in what you just said.

I shouldn't have laughed but I did.

[LostDoggy]

Don't tell me you believe the stupid things written by idiots on a website? There is one website in particular that has published crap like this and I will not name it and give it publicity. Just like idiots on BF saying Bevo doesn't like Tom and wants to trade him out. Give me a break.

Never said I believed it, I just came across it and thought I would ask the question. I don't want Boyd to go and I am happy to be patient with him. I will be aware of this site moving forward.

[boydogs]

I think this is the source but I don't trust it.

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That article just seems to be reporting on a post that was made on BF

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threa...#post-45299583

[bornadog]

That article just seems to be reporting on a post that was made on BF

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threa...#post-45299583

What a douche to write stuff like that - exactly what I was talking about.