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Key Facts

Full name
Kenneth Boyd

Known as
Ken Boyd

Born
6 March 1938 (age 86)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 80d
Last game: 23y 166d

Height and weight
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 86 kg

Senior clubs
South Melbourne

Jumper numbers
South Melbourne: 32

Ken Boyd

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
South MelbourneV/AFL1957-196160370.6248%———0
Total1957-196160370.6248%———0

AFL: 6,813th player to appear, 3,811th most games played, 2,565th most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 795th player to appear, 274th most games played, 207th most goals kicked

The former South Melbourne ruckman. Ken Boyd, gained $6,600 libel damages today against the Melbourne Herald, over a country football incident. Boyd. 28, claimed that a Herald story falsely implied that he struck, and broke the jaw of a former Collingwood captain, Frank Tuck, in the country match in May, 1964. Boyd is now captain coach of Wangaratta Rovers. A six-man Supreme Court jury accepted the view that the article had damaged Boyd’s reputation in the public eye.¹

Ken Boyd commenced in the thirds at South Melbourne before making his senior VFL debut in round six of the 1957 season. A ruckman, he played the game hard and not always fair, and over the course of his five season career he missed no fewer than 30 matches through suspension. That career comprised 60 VFL games in which he registered 37 goals. After quitting the VFL scene he joined Ovens and Murray Football League side Wangaratta Rovers whom he steered to consecutive flags as playing coach in 1964 and 1965. He later returned to South Melbourne as a selector.

Author - John Devaney

Footnotes

1. “The Canberra Times”, 5/8/66, page 9.

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications, Crème de la Crème

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.