Tim Boyle (born 28 January 1984) is a former

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player who played with the

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in the

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. His career was plagued by injuries. Originally from

Leopold Football Club The Leopold Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in junior competitions in Melbourne from the late 1890s until 1924. The club was affiliated with Australian Football League, Victorian Football League senior club . D ...

and the

Geelong Falcons The Geelong Falcons is a youth Australian rules football representative club in the NAB League, the Victorian statewide under-18s competition, Victoria, Australia. The club takes in talented junior players from the Geelong, Colac and Warrnamboo ...

, Boyle attended

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and was drafted by Hawthorn at the 2002 AFL Draft. In

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he broke his leg in a freak pre-season training drill injury, and in

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a torn hamstring limited him to just three games. In

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Boyle again struggled to feature, managing just two senior games. Boyle performed better in

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, 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 Lance Franklin (born 30 January 1987), also known as Buddy Franklin, is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Hawthorn Football Club from 20 ...

and

Jarryd Roughead Jarryd Roughead (born 23 January 1987) is an Australian rules football coach and former player. He is currently an assistant coach with the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played for the Hawthorn Football C ...

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. 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. His father is

Stephen Boyle Stephen Boyle (born 4 September 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Recruited from Moe, Boyle was a half forward flanker who kicked at least one goal in each of his ...

, who played six games for

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before losing sight in one eye in a freak accident on the field.

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Cold reality hits when the AFL ride ends
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boyle, Tim 1984 births Living people Hawthorn Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Geelong Falcons players Leopold Football Club (Geelong) players