Former Spotswood Primary School student and Maribyrnong Sports Academy Athlete Jordan Boyd has been given a 6 month AFL contract after being picked up by the Carlton Football club with pick number 20 in the AFL 2021 Mid-Season draft.
Jordan made the transition from Spotswood Primary school in 2010 moving into the Maribyrnong Sports Academy AFL program the following year graduating from the academy after completing his VCE in 2016.
Jordan is a true Spotswood local having played all his junior football for the Spotswood Football club in the WRFL and has also played games in the Spotswood Seniors when not playing for the Footscray Bulldogs in the VFL.
The small forward came under the recruiters eyes on debut for Footscray when they played Richmond in the VFL. Jordan kicked 3 goals in that round 14 game against the eventual 2019 Premiers and raised eyebrows.
Head of List Management at Carlton Nick Austin told the Carlton FC Website that Boyd’s story was one of perseverance.
“We’re really pleased to be able to add Jordan to our football program,” Austin said.
“He’s 22 years of age and someone who has fought for everything that’s come his way: he really grasped the opportunity of VFL footy with both hands and we feel he’s the kind of player who can thrive in an AFL environment.
“We’ve liked his work mainly as a forward but he’s also someone who can get involved and work up the ground. He’s a good ball user and a lovely finisher around goal, so we think he’s going to complement what we’ve got in that forward mix.”
Carlton now has 3 former MSA student athlete’s on their list as Boyd joins Josh Honey and Sam Ramsey as Alumni of the Academy at the Blues.
We wish Jordan all the best, and look forward to hopefully seeing him putting on the Navy Blue jumper sometime this year.