In 2009, Boyd was rewarded for a strong season with selection in the 2009 All-Australian Team & winning his first Charles Sutton Medal, the Bulldogs' annual best and fairest award.

[6] Boyd relished the Bulldogs captaincy and continued his good form and was rewarded with his second All-Australian selection and second Charlie Sutton Medal.

Boyd's importance to the young playing group on and off the field was recognised with a new one-year contract in July 2014,[8] which he signed in September.

[9] On 9 October Griffen, who had only been captain for one season, sensationally requested – and was later traded – to Greater Western Sydney in exchange for Tom Boyd.

In 2016, Boyd was recognised for another outstanding season with his third selection in the All Australian team; he averaged 27 possessions per game with a kicking efficiency of 77 percent.

Two weeks after the momentous victory, Boyd confirmed after some speculation that he would play on the following season by signing a new one-year contract.

[17] In 2017 in the Bulldogs' final pre-season match against Gold Coast, Boyd sustained an accidental injury when Peter Wright made contact with the elbow to his right ear.

In September 2017, just weeks after his final AFL game, Boyd was appointed by Collingwood as a development coach as part of the club's academy program.