Nick's Collingwood Bulletin Board

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/tom ... 51o2k.html

Unreal.

His 2019 payments will be reduced and contract for 2020 and 2021 will be cancelled.

Insanity really.

That is a shock. Best of luck to Tom.

I feel like he might return some day. But he's just given up 2 million dollars.

Well, things obviously must be very bad for him now and in the past few years.

Niall's take:

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/the ... 51o7m.html


And afl.com.au:

https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-05-17/ ... -to-splash

"The AFL has confirmed that that money does not need to be accounted for in the Bulldogs' salary caps of 2020 and 2021, as Boyd was a traded player, not a restricted free agent."

Made me remember something I originally posted here:
http://magpies.net/nick/bb/viewtopic.php?t=85180

I'll repeat it here...

8 different calls of Morris tackle & Boyd goal in 2016 GF:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XksWfbV4Z4E

[Looks like this is a Dogs fan.]

The life of an AFL footballer is not easy. He's said he doesn't enjoy his footy anymore, with a mixture of injuries & mental health leading to poor form on field.

He has been under high scrutiny for being a #1 pick and for being paid such a high amount so early on in his career. (Makes you think about Sam Weideman).

Could it be that he is just not as dominate or things are not as easy as they were in the junior leagues? It cant be? We all saw what he did in the GF. He's good enough to play AFL. He was BOG that day, despite the Norm Smith going to Johansen.

To pass up $1.5 million is huge. His problems must be bigger than a big pay check. A lot of people would have stuck around and played VFL. So you really have to admire him for passing up that amount of money to get himself right.

Sadly, the cameras will probably follow him around for a little while. And there's going to be speculation about him coming back because he is still only 23.

It also makes me wonder if the Bulldogs are a club that have things in place for players/staff struggling with mental health.

I hope he gets back to enjoying football again.

Shock decision, but it's no secret he's been having personal issues to deal with, namely depression and his battle with injuries.

If you look at the whole picture, then it's easy to argue that the Dogs squandered too much money for him and he didn't live up to his potential, but there's a strong argument to say that he was worth every cent as he was pivotal in their GF success in 2016.

I was reading an article that stated he only received $150,000 in 2015 and then received $1.7 million in 2016 and 2017, and he was still on a million in 2018 and possibly 2019. The article also suggested he's giving up $1.5 million over the next two years, so that roughly translates to $750,000 a year.

Based on that information, this would be roughly his pay packet for each season with the Dogs if he fulfilled his contract obligations to the end of 2021.

2015 = $150,000 ($150,000)
2016 = $1,700,000 ($1.8 million)
2017 = $1,700,000 ($3.5 million)
2018 = $1,000,000 ($4.5 million)
2019 = $1,000,000 ($5.5 million)
2020 = $750,000 ($6.25 million)
2021 = $750,000 ($7 million)

Presti35 wrote:It also makes me wonder if the Bulldogs are a club that have things in place for players/staff struggling with mental health.
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Maybe no club is. When Bevo was interviewed for his job, they thought he was "off the scale" in terms of empathy.

I noted with considerable interest, Bevo having a go at the media, in particular one reporter, for questioning Tom Boyd's worth on more than one occasion. This apparently added to the pressure Boyd felt. It seems the reporter singled out was Damien Barrett.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-20 ... 0a0e8249ce

It's sad that Boyd feels he has to walk away, but a few year's respite may result in him feeling differently (like Ash Barty with her tennis). Best of luck to him whatever his future holds.

The Cometti commentary of his GF goal ("a stadium holds its breath") is going to become iconic.

I'm sure when the time is right, clubs will talk with his management.

It'd be a great story if he could find his passion for the game again.

Shame.

He ended with 96 fewer AFL games than Jarryd Blair, 62 fewer wins, almost 2,000 fewer disposals, just over a quarter as many kicks, less than half as many marks, 71 fewer goals, 75 fewer goal assists, 601 fewer tackles and 7 fewer Brownlow votes.

Just saying.