Jordan Boyd

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Jordan Boyd
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-09-22) 22 September 1998 (age 25)
Original team(s) Spotswood/Footscray (VFL)
Draft No. 20, 2021 mid-season rookie draft
Debut Round 3, 2022, Carlton  vs. Hawthorn, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s) Back pocket
Club information
Current club Carlton
Number 37
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2022– Carlton 22 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 6, 2024.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jordan Boyd (born 22 September 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). [1]

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Early career

Boyd played his junior football for Western Region Football League club Spotswood. He went through the Maribyrnong Sports Academy's AFL program, [2] and worked through the reserves to become a senior player at Spotswood by 2018 – which even he believed at the time was the highest level his football career would reach. [3] Throughout his junior career, he was never part of the AFL's elite talent junior pathways and never played in the NAB League – something which was very rare among footballers who played in the AFL in the 2020s. [2]

In 2019, Boyd was given a chance to play with Footscray (the Western Bulldogs reserves team) in the Victorian Football League. The COVID-19 pandemic put a stop to all competitive football in Melbourne during 2020, and he again played games with Footscray in the first half of 2021. [2]

AFL career

Boyd was drafted to the AFL by Carlton at No. 20 in the 2021 mid-season rookie draft. He played his first AFL game in round 3, 2022, playing seven games that year before two foot fractures ended his season. He returned to the senior team in round 10, 2023, playing nine games that year. [4] [5]

From as early as his time at Spotswood, Boyd's greatest strength was noted as his long, accurate kicking. He began his senior career as a medium forward, [2] but by 2023 was being used primarily as a rebounding defender. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jordan Boyd AFL". Carlton Football Club . Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Boyd becomes a Blue". 2 June 2021. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  3. ↑ Cristian Filippo (22 June 2022). "Boyd: I was the furthest away you could possibly be". Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "VFL team news: Boyd to return". 23 April 2023. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Why Jordan Boyd is Carlton's unsung hero who deserves more praise". 3 April 2024. Archived from the original on 9 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  6. ↑ Tim Michell (19 April 2024). "Carlton's Jordan Boyd on his development from Spotswood to AFL" . Herald Sun. Melbourne, VIC. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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