The Tom Boyd Trade - Three Years On

[bulldogtragic]

Tom Boyd:

40 Games (25 wins/15 losses), 36 Goals: Averages: 10.5 Disposals, 3.1 Marks, 2.5 Tackles, 10 Hit Outs - 4 Finals for 4 Wins - 100% (Inc. Premiership)


Ryan Gryphone:

39 Games (24 wins/15 losses), 16 Goals: Averages: 20.3 Disposls, 3.1 Marks, 4 Tackles, 1 Hit out - 2 Finals for 1 win, 1 Prelim Loss (50%) (Inc. No Premiership, and as a club no Grand Finals)


Misc:

- Tom's contract front loaded, so he's only on about $700,000.
- Tom was vital in winning a premiership.
- The draft pick GWS received, Caleb Marchbank, quit them too.
- Tom has 10-11 years left in his career to give to the WBFC. And a lot of potential still to unlock, he's a pup. Gryphone has one year on his contract/career left at GWS unless they pay him out.


Three years in, I think the media can and should call it: WBFC has officially won this trade. Or at least I will, and if GWS don't win it next year with Gryphone, then it will be a huge back fire on them.

[S Coast Simon]

Re: The Tom Boyd Trade - Three Years On

I'm with you. Griffin nearly done and Tom won't hit his straps til 24 onwards.

[Rocket Science]

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Shhh. Don't tell Barrett that. You'll blow his fetid mind.

[anfo27]

Re: The Tom Boyd Trade - Three Years On

We won the trade when we won the flag! if Boyd retires in the off season due to depression or struggles for the rest of his career we still win the trade. The question is by how far do we win the trade? the more Tom does the bigger the margin.

[bulldogtragic]

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We won the trade when we won the flag! if Boyd retires in the off season due to depression or struggles for the rest of his career we still win the trade. The question is by how far do we win the trade? the more Tom does the bigger the margin.

Correct. I think what this shows is that if we lose a big player (who was/is under contract), if we nail the right player in return. We can turn a loss into a big gain.

[ledge]

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Can someone let these journos know so they can report we won the trade and they were all wrong AGAIN

[Twodogs]

Re: The Tom Boyd Trade - Three Years On

Can someone let these journos know so they can report we won the trade and they were all wrong AGAIN

The beauty is we don't have to do anything to tell them. The lazy parasites lurk here looking for stories although Robbo seems to have dropped off after we called him out on it a few times.

[Twodogs]

Re: The Tom Boyd Trade - Three Years On

Tom Boyd:

40 Games (25 wins/15 losses), 36 Goals: Averages: 10.5 Disposals, 3.1 Marks, 2.5 Tackles, 10 Hit Outs, 4 Finals for 4 Wins - 100% (Inc. Premiership)


Ryan Gryphone:

39 Games (24 wins/15 losses), 16 Goals: Averages: 20.3 Disposls, 3.1 Marks, 4 Tackles, 1 Hit out, 2 Finals for 1 win, 1 Prelim Loss (50%) (Inc. No Premiership, and as a club no Grand Finals)


Misc:

- Tom' contract front loaded, so he's only on about $700,000.
- Tom was vital in winning a premiership.
- The draft pick GWS received, Caleb Marchbank, quit them too.
- Tom has 10-11 years left in his career to give to the WBFC. And a lot of potential still to unlock, he's a pup. Gryphone has one year on his contract/career left at GWS unless they pay him out.


Three years in, I think the media can and should call it: WBFC has officially won this trade. Or at least I will, and if GWS don't win it next year with Gryphone, then it will be a huge back fire on them.

Serious question. Did Tom not play in the 2015 Elimination Final?

[bulldogtragic]

Re: The Tom Boyd Trade - Three Years On

Serious question. Did Tom not play in the 2015 Elimination Final?

Nope.

[ledge]

Re: The Tom Boyd Trade - Three Years On

The beauty is we don't have to do anything to tell them. The lazy parasites lurk here looking for stories although Robbo seems to have dropped off after we called him out on it a few times.

We can also add that his wage didn't destroy the club and no players left due to him coming. Oh and we had salary cap room due to forward thinking with which no journo actually looked at it realising we had extra due to not using it all in previous years.

[Remi Moses]

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The worst trade in history
New idea gossip columnist Caroline Wilson .
It's how far we win by, is the story .

[ledge]

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Isn't it funny how journos say it takes a tall until he is 25 until he shows his full potential but then called out Boyd as a terrible trade at 20.

[ledge]

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I find it amazing when you look at Ty Vickery , his career, his contracts and his wage and nothing is said.

[Danny the snakeman]

Re: The Tom Boyd Trade - Three Years On

If he never plays again we are still winners and so is Tom (just need to close my eyes and i can see the goal out of the center in the GF). Tho im sure he'll be back better than ever.

[Bornadog]

Re: The Tom Boyd Trade - Three Years On

We won the trade by a mile. You thought he was pretty good in the Granny, wait till he matures over the next few seasons.