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Matthew Boyd

Western Bulldogs · “Keith”

AFL career

292 games86 goals

Debut
R7 2003 v FRE11 May 2003
Most recent
R23 2017 v HAW25 Aug 2017

Stats

AFL

2017
WBD
10
13.3
9.7
23.0
5.7
0.9
0.5
1.6
0.3
0.2
84
78
2016
WBD
24
17.0
10.3
27.2
6.7
0.7
0.6
2.0
0.0
0.0
99
100
2015
WBD
19
16.9
10.3
27.2
7.8
0.8
0.5
2.1
0.1
0.3
103
101
2014
WBD
19
13.1
13.1
26.2
3.6
0.8
0.7
4.3
0.4
0.6
95
98
2013
WBD
13
15.1
14.3
29.4
4.7
0.5
0.8
3.9
0.3
0.2
104
104
2012
WBD
22
17.3
15.8
33.0
5.1
0.8
0.7
4.0
0.3
0.4
116
113
2011
WBD
22
18.1
13.8
31.9
3.9
1.8
0.9
5.1
0.4
0.2
116
116
2010
WBD
23
17.1
13.2
30.3
4.7
0.8
0.7
4.6
0.3
0.4
112
103
2009
WBD
25
13.1
15.8
28.9
4.8
0.7
0.5
3.6
0.6
0.2
103
102
2008
WBD
25
12.6
12.6
25.2
5.3
1.2
1.2
3.8
0.2
0.2
93
95
2007
WBD
22
13.4
11.4
24.8
6.2
0.8
1.1
3.5
0.5
0.4
97
89
2006
WBD
24
10.2
9.7
19.9
5.5
0.8
0.9
3.7
0.4
0.2
82
-
2005
WBD
17
7.1
6.4
13.5
3.9
0.6
0.8
2.1
0.3
0.2
54
-
2004
WBD
19
7.2
6.3
13.4
4.8
0.7
0.5
2.2
0.1
0.1
57
-
2003
WBD
8
3.1
4.0
7.1
1.5
0.4
0.5
1.1
0.4
0.4
28
-

VFL

2017
FTS
2
15.0
8.5
23.5
4.0
2.0
1.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
81
League
Season
HAW
ES
R23
21
12
33
12
0
0
0
1
1.0
133
119
ADE
AO
R16
14
9
23
3
1
1
0
4
0.0
83
70
SYD
SCG
R12
14
8
22
7
2
1
0
2
0.0
86
97
WCE
DS
R8
10
10
20
3
2
1
0
2
0.0
66
75
RCH
ES
R7
11
12
23
4
1
0
0
0
0.0
70
58
BRL
ES
R5
14
9
23
5
1
1
0
2
0.0
81
69
NTH
ES
R4
11
7
18
9
0
1
0
0
0.0
71
62
FRE
DS
R3
11
10
21
7
1
0
0
3
1.1
94
86
SYD
ES
R2
13
8
21
5
1
0
0
0
0.0
71
56
COL
MCG
R1
14
12
26
2
0
0
0
2
1.1
87
87

Profile

Born
27 Aug 1982 (age 44y 55d)
Birthplace
Melbourne, VIC
Height
184 cm
Weight
88 kg

Teams

Honours

  • Premiership2016
  • All-Australian(3×) 2009, 2011, 2016
  • Western Bulldogs B&F(3×) 2009, 2011, 2012
    3rd
    2008
    Top 10
    2006, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016
  • Footscray/Western Bulldogs captain(3×) 2011, 2012, 2013
  • Brownlow Medal
    3rd
    2011
    Top 10
    2010

Bio

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Matthew Boyd represents one of the modern game's great rookie list success stories. Recruited by the Western Bulldogs with pick 23 in the 2001 Rookie Draft after being overlooked in the national intake, Boyd built a career defined by elite endurance and relentless professionalism rather than natural flair. While he began his journey fighting for opportunities in run-with roles, he eventually established himself as a premier midfield accumulator, renowned for his ability to win the contested ball and grind down opponents through sheer work rate. His consistency was rewarded with three Charles Sutton Medals and the club captaincy, which he held from 2011 to 2013 during a difficult transitional period for the franchise.

As his career entered its twilight, Boyd successfully reinvented himself under coach Luke Beveridge, shifting to a half-back flank where his game sense and intercepting ability earned him a third All-Australian blazer in 2016. This positional switch proved pivotal in the Bulldogs' historic 2016 premiership run, where the veteran provided a steadying influence amidst a youthful defensive unit. By the time he retired in 2017, Boyd had cemented his status as a Western Bulldogs stalwart, leaving the game as the most capped rookie-listed player in AFL history.

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