Brad Boyd
Encyclopedia
Brad Boyd is a former Australian rules football
er who played for Fitzroy
and the Brisbane Lions
in the Australian Football League
during the 1990s.
Boyd started his AFL career in 1992 with Fitzroy and played mainly as a ruck-rover, although he was also used as a half back flanker and at centre half forward. He was a best and fairest winniner in 1995, his first season as captain. He was also captain in 1996 before the club merged with the Brisbane Bears. Boyd thus has the distinction of being Fitzroy's last ever captain. In 1997 he joined the newly formed Brisbane Lions for their inaugural season. He was the club's first signing.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played for Fitzroy
Fitzroy Football Club
The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...
and the Brisbane Lions
Brisbane Lions
The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
during the 1990s.
Boyd started his AFL career in 1992 with Fitzroy and played mainly as a ruck-rover, although he was also used as a half back flanker and at centre half forward. He was a best and fairest winniner in 1995, his first season as captain. He was also captain in 1996 before the club merged with the Brisbane Bears. Boyd thus has the distinction of being Fitzroy's last ever captain. In 1997 he joined the newly formed Brisbane Lions for their inaugural season. He was the club's first signing.