Fate toyed with Brad Boyd. He was blessed with tremendous footy talent, but he had major problems with chronic injuries which forced a his premature retirement. John Harms caught up with him for a chat.
About John Harms
JTH is a writer, publisher, speaker, historian. He is publisher and contributing editor of The Footy Almanac and footyalmanac.com.au. He has written columns and features for numerous publications. His books include Confessions of a Thirteenth Man, Memoirs of a Mug Punter, Loose Men Everywhere, Play On, The Pearl: Steve Renouf's Story and Life As I Know It (with Michelle Payne). He appears (appeared?) on ABCTV's Offsiders. He can be contacted [email protected] He is married to The Handicapper and has three school-age kids - Theo, Anna, Evie. He might not be the worst putter in the world but he's in the worst four. His ambition was to lunch for Australia but it clashed with his other ambition - to shoot his age.
Though I know this one wasn’t specifically for my benefit John, I think I will have enjoyed this more than most. I was devastated when Roosy left but elected to stay with the number 1 once I heard Boyd would take over the number and the captaincy.
Sad to think how quickly some players can be forgotten. Boyd was a wonderful player, good enough to represent Victoria I might add, whose own body was his toughest opponent.
I remember him going to the trouble of having bio-mechanics experts trying to re-programme his running style in a bid to try and give him a shot at playing footy again. Wasn’t meant to be.
Enjoyed that John, thank you.
p.s Looks like you just missed Happy Hour.
Great stuff, thanx.
A most enjoyable interview with a gifted player plagued by injuries.
What a cracking, level headed bloke he is.