Tim Boyle

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Tim Boyle
Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-01-28)28 January 1984
Original team	Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup)
Debut	Round 13, 17 June 2005, Hawthorn v. Port Adelaide, at AAMI Stadium
Height/Weight	193cm / 95kg
Playing career¹
Hawthorn (2005–2009) 31 games, 39 goals
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 2009 season.
Career highlights
Encouragement Award 2005

Tim Boyle (born 28 January 1984) is a former Australian rules football player, playing forward with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). His career was plagued by injuries.

Originally from Leopold Football Club and the Geelong Falcons, Boyle attended Bellarine Secondary College and was drafted by Hawthorn at the 2002 AFL Draft. In 2004 he broke his leg in a freak pre-season training drill injury, and in 2005 a torn hamstring limited him to just three games. In 2006 Boyle again struggled to feature, managing just two senior games.

Boyle performed better in 2007, playing 20 games and kicking 32 goals as a "third tall" forward. A hamstring injury reduced his effectiveness in the latter part of the season.

Boyle started 2008 solidly, kicking 2 goals in each of the first 2 rounds. He played as a neat and valuable foil for Lance Franklin and Jarryd Roughead in a triple-prong Hawthorn forward line. Clean hands and accurate kicking were hallmarks of Boyle's game, though his leisurely demeanour and playing style limited his level of physical presence in contests.

Boyle ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament on his right knee playing for the Hawks’ VFL side in May 2009. He had kicked four goals and fell awkwardly to the ground after taking a mark at the start of the fourth quarter.^[1] Boyle missed the rest of the season.

Boyle announced his retirement at the end of the 2009 season, due to a number of injuries over his career.^[2]

His father is Stephen Boyle, who played six games for Footscray Football Club in 1972 before losing sight in one eye in a freak accident on the field.^[3]

References

↑ Injury blow for Boyle
↑ End of the road for Tim Boyle
↑ Robb, Jim (31 Jan 1973) Steven's running for his football life; The Age

External links

Tim Boyle's profile on the official website of the Hawthorn Football Club
Tim Boyle's statistics from AFL Tables
Cold reality hits when the AFL ride ends

v t e 2002 AFL National Draft

First round	1. Brendon Goddard 2. Daniel Wells 3. Jared Brennan 4. Tim Walsh 5. Jarrad McVeigh 6. Steven Salopek 7. Andrew Mackie 8. Luke Brennan 9. Hamish McIntosh 10. Jason Laycock 11. Jason Winderlich 12. Jay Schulz 13. Byron Schammer 14. Daniel Bell 15. Nick Smith 16. Stephen Gilham 17. Cameron Faulkner 18. Kris Shore 19. Troy Selwood 20. Will Minson 21. Bo Nixon

Second round	22. Matthew Ferguson 23. Tom Lonergan 24. Paul Johnson 25. Callum Urch 26. Jared Rivers 27. Darren Walsh 28. Tristan Cartledge 29. Luke Shackleton 30. Daniel Merrett 31. Joel Perry 32. Luke Jericho 33. Brad Murphy 34. Sean Dempster (F/S) 35. Scott Bassett 36. Tim Callan (F/S) 37. Brent Staker 38. Blake Grima 39. Gary Moorcroft 40. Jobe Watson (F/S) 41. Tim Fleming 42. Brett Ebert (F/S) 43. Cameron Cloke (F/S) 44. Anthony Corrie

Third round	45. Kade Simpson 46. Leigh Fisher 47. Bill Nicholls 48. Greg Edgcumbe 49. Cameron Wight 50. Josh Thewlis 51. Tim Boyle 53. Adam Selwood 54. Cameron Hunter 55. Ryan Crowley 56. Robert Shirley 57. Wade Champion 58. David King

Fourth round	60. Cameron Croad 62. Daniel Sipthorp 63. Brett Doswell 64. Nick Malceski 65. Lochlan Veale 66. Ryan Ferguson 67. Steven Alessio 68. James Begley 70. Matthew Lokan

Fifth round	72. Brad Fisher

Sixth round	79. Karl Norman

Seventh round	84. Mick Martyn

Persondata
Name	Boyle, Tim
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	28 January 1984
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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