Marcus Boyall is a former Australian rules footballer best known for his playing career with Collingwood, VFL, and Glenelg, SANFL, in the 1930s and 1940s.
Boyall debuted for Collingwood as a 16 year old in 1935. He was not an automatic selection immediately - indeed in 1936 he won the Gardiner Medal for best and fairest in the VFL reserves competition. By the end of 1936 he had only played 4 Senior games.
In 1936-1937 he played 35 games with the ...
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Marcus Boyall is a former Australian rules footballer best known for his playing career with Collingwood, VFL, and Glenelg, SANFL, in the 1930s and 1940s.
Boyall debuted for Collingwood as a 16 year old in 1935. He was not an automatic selection immediately - indeed in 1936 he won the Gardiner Medal for best and fairest in the VFL reserves competition. By the end of 1936 he had only played 4 Senior games.
In 1936-1937 he played 35 games with the League team in the key position of Centre half-back and his future with Collingwood seemed bright. In 1938 he came equal third in the Brownlow Medal, the League's award for best and fairest.
In 1939 Boyall sought to move from Collingwood to Glenelg in the South Australian competition, but Collingwood refused to clear him. After standing out of football for a year (thus negating Collingwood's claim to his services) Boyall was then able to join Glenelg for the 1940 season. Initially Boyall was both captain and coach, but struggled with the dual...
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