Colin G. Boyd (born 27 July 1954) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er who played with Footscray and

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in the

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(VFL) during the 1970s. Boyd, who was from Sale, spent the

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at Footscray. A defender, he played for VFA club Williamstown in 1975 and 1976. In the second of those years he was a Field Medal winner, for the 'best and fairest' in the league's second division. and also played in Williamstown's premiership win over Mordialloc at Toorak Park. Boyd was also runner-up in the Club best and fairest award in both seasons. He was selected on a half-back flank in Williamstown's 1970's Team-of-the-Decade. Boyd played 37 games and kicked 3 goals for the VFA Seagulls. Essendon gave him a second chance at VFL football in 1977 and he missed just three games in his first season and was awarded 16

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votes. Only

Simon Madden Simon Madden (born 30 December 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer who played his entire 19-season career with the Essendon Football Club from 1974 until 1992. Madden is one of the most decorated players in the club's history and wi ...

took home more votes for Essendon in the count. By 1979 he was playing most of his football in the reserves and won the

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. From 1980 to 1987, Boyd played at Leongatha and was their captain-coach in 1980, 1981 and 1987.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Boyd, Colin 1954 births Western Bulldogs players Essendon Football Club players Williamstown Football Club players Leongatha Football Club players Living people Australian rules footballers from Sale, Victoria 20th-century Australian sportsmen