18. Matthew Lloyd

[DaSawx]

Could be playing better

[Styles]

I've always thought that since he broke his arm (i know it's ancient history now) but he seems to be mistiming his leads. As in too early or too late, but maybe thats the midfield not delivering it to him properly.

Thoughts?

[retroparty]

The game has changed a lot since Lloydy broke his arm. He is still acclimatising, but the position he used to play dosen't really exist anymore, so might be leading from the wrong spots which his leads look a little bad. his kicking for goal has also been crap

[Bombs Away]

Struggling, but so is our midfield and that could be one of the reasons, playing more of a team role now trying to get others involved.

[Ryder Is God]

He should play more selfishly imo.

[hulld]

needs to step up this week and prove that he is the right man to be captain.

surely he'd be pumped for sheeds

[DaSawx]

Yeah, needs to lift, he did look quite dissapointed yesterday, as you would

[windyhill]

811, and counting.
God I have massive man love for this bloke.

[Ryder Is God]

He played great yesterday. Stayed at full forward and only went up the ground a few times. He put excellent pressure on with his tackling. I hope to see more of that from him.

[BomberGal]

He should play more selfishly imo.

Curiously, I agree. Even though he's captain, he needs to realise that he is our best forward and he is entitled to be up there marking the ball for a shot on goal.

That said, he has not been in good form up forward of late, and I admit I cringe when he lines up now. Lots of practise needs to be had. Playing up the ground so much won't really help him there - we need targets up forward! Notice how well he did when he was in the forward line last week.

And particularly I don't think we can go without him up forward this weekend, especially if Lucas is out. Can't have one 'gun' forward up one end and not have Lloydy doing his best at the other end.

[windyhill]

813.

[ParisBoy.]

He should play more selfishly imo.

Yeah he should played so much better and kicked so many more goals when he took the ball himself instead of dishing it off and he worries to much about his other teammates getting the ball.

[windyhill]

818.

[Pawtucket Patriot]

818.

Do you think he will reach the 1000 goal mark before he retires?

[windyhill]

Yes mate.

[DaSawx]

Just because he's closing on 30 doesn't mean he can't play another 3-4 years

[windyhill]

824.

[jnash196]

I don't want to get myself excited but

LLOYDY'S BACK!!!!!!!

[hulld]

he pplayed well but remember he was playing on a 3rd gamer. anything less than 5 goals would have been disapointing

[windyhill]

How many times was he triple teamed ? Ratten obviously had the plan of helping the young carlton fullback at all times " get back, in numbers and chop the young bloke out" Painfully obvious. Magnificent game from The Captain.

[hulld]

gumby was open alot of the time and we were a bit too lloydy conscious

[windyhill]

8 contested marks last week. A.F.L high for `07

[windyhill]

828.

[windyhill]

829.

[Ryder Is God]

He will be at 900 goals next season if he keeps the same average of goals as this season and plays 22 games.

[Jonesy1987]

I love him as a player but Lloyd needs to bring some respect back to the club he has such a bad name for being weak/soft and as a long time essendon supporter am sick and tired of it. First round next year best thing lloyd could do would be start a melee get a week for it show the rest of competion that he and the club aren't soft.
Height: 192
Weight: 92
With those stats he could do some big damage too.:thumbsu:

[red+black]

He could start by getting a vote in the Brownlow.

[Jonesy1987]

id be happier if he won the coleman

[Stants_24_Legend]

remember guys he did change his role for the better of the team this year and still managed to kick 62 goals for the year and also remember its his first year back after snapping his hamstring off the bone. Wait till 2008 (no injuries) and he will be back to his absolute best espically with Judd passing the ball down his throat :p

[Pumper Rubberfunk]

811, and counting.
God I have massive man love for this bloke.

I am with you pal matty has the effect of making me cry with joy...

[Jonesy1987]

dude just needs to fly the flag more... best example hawthorn melee was standing in the goal square hands on his hips a real captain would be in there protecting his team mates

[Fraz]

I love him as a player but Lloyd needs to bring some respect back to the club he has such a bad name for being weak/soft and as a long time essendon supporter am sick and tired of it. First round next year best thing lloyd could do would be start a melee get a week for it show the rest of competion that he and the club aren't soft.

I for one hope that you're joking and it just went way over my head.
We're not Hawthorn. We don't need our players (especially our leaders) starting melles. That does not generate respect, it shows cowardice.
There are much better ways to show strength. Play the ball, not the man.

[Pumper Rubberfunk]

dude just needs to fly the flag more... best example hawthorn melee was standing in the goal square hands on his hips a real captain would be in there protecting his team mates

he did mention prior to the chat with hirdy & harves about the captanicy he was very focused on his own game, in saying that as honest as the day is long and will win the coleman next year with a huge pre-season...

[dodgey]

829.



171 to go to reach the magical 1000.



Can they Fine us All $6000 each to run on the ground ???


I ****ing think NOT

[windyhill]

I owe them 12k and Mick Martyn an apology (sorry Mick, you were in my path) What`s another 6 large ?

[Sean.]

I owe them 12k and Mick Martyn an apology (sorry Mick, you were in my path) What`s another 6 large ?

2001 and 2000 eh?

[windyhill]

Correct Seany, I got robert walls all hot and bothered for the first one and got on the front page of The Herald Sun for the second.

[Sean.]

Correct Seany, I got robert walls all hot and bothered for the first one

lol, what? :p :confused:

[windyhill]

lol, what? :p :confused:

I`ll give you the long version. I have loved Lloyd from day one, can you remember when he was a skinny kid coming up against these man mountains ? He used to get bashed from pillar to post, especially Mick Martyn. Anyway, he got his comeuupance on that day we murdered them by 125 and M.Lloyd slotted his 100th.
Now I had had quite a few drinks before and during the game and was particularly fired up as the ton grew near. I went and picked my spot in the forward pocket, Punt Road end, in readiness. A Mick Long chip, exquistley chipped to Lloydy and he`s lining up, grass in the air, pull up the socks, sort out the jumper, 13 steps back, BANG, I`m running on with the ball in mid air and as I run on I cross paths with Mick Martyn " Even better he kicked it on you Martyn, you thug bastard" and may have flipped him the bird (luckily he didn`t get hold of me !) and then joined in the mob who had also run on.
Now I thought nothing much more of it until the Monday night when my Wife`s cousing rang me and said " What the **** did you say to Mick Martyn" ? I`ve clicked straight away, must have been picked up on the telly.
C7/Optus, used to have a show where Walls,Silvagni, Patrick Smith, Rohan Connolly, Stan Alves and one or two others appeared on, I think it was called Football Focus , any way, somehow their bloody super slo-mo camera has picked me up giving M.Martyn the serve, and has robert walls gone beserk or what ?!?!?! Meltdown !! A very big spray.
So I got the cousin to make me a copy, luckily those shows got replayed 3-4 times a week. So there you go, must put it onto a dvd or that bloody youtube, it is amusing if I say so myself.

[danielcanberra]

Lloydy on your wall for $50 from Wallhero (http://www.wallhero.com.au/register.php?player=7) - cheaper than Bomber Shop (http://essendonfc.com.au/bombershop/product.asp?bshop=2007121621394138&id=1123&scat_id=9).

I'd get one, but I already have a giant banner of Simon Black on my wall. ;)

http://www.wallhero.com.au/images/room/7_room.jpg

http://www.wallhero.com.au/imageresize.inc.php?id=31&w=285&h=406

[Ryder Is God]

That picture is funny. Why would a grown man/woman have a poster of Matthew Lloyd on their wall? lol.

[Merv Neagle]

That picture is funny. Why would a grown man/woman have a poster of Matthew Lloyd on their wall? lol.

I'm pretty sure i know why a woman would have Lloydy on her bedroom wall :D

[danielcanberra]

That picture is funny. Why would a grown man/woman have a poster of Matthew Lloyd on their wall? lol.

Because he's an inspiration? Because the grown up person wants to show their devotion to the club? :p

Not on the bedroom wall, grown ups have the rest of the house. The picture of Lloydy can go in the hall way!

[Ryder Is God]

I'm pretty sure i know why a woman would have Lloydy on her bedroom wall :D

:p:p

[Fraz]

I'm pretty sure i know why a woman would want Lloydy in her bedroom

Edited for accuracy.
Ahem..I mean, to purely talk about footy of course...

[TheBrownDog]

Was just looking at various football statistics out of boredom.

I noticed that Lloyd hasn't been kept goalless in his last 41 games.

Massive effort. :thumbsu:

I wonder if he can crack the 50?

[Merv Neagle]

Was just looking at various football statistics out of boredom.

I noticed that Lloyd hasn't been kept goalless in his last 41 games.

Massive effort. :thumbsu:

I wonder if he can crack the 50?

BD,

We need him to crack that 50 games streak plus 50+ goals this year.

That stat is even more impressive in that a few games this year he totally sacrificed his game, for the team, when we had Lucas in a favourable match up.

He would run his man outside of 50 to open space, play almost like a wingman while out there and still kick a goal or 2.

If he plays most games this year, he should have a pretty good year.

[DaSawx]

Even when having an off day he can find different ways to kick a goal or two.

That's why when in his prime he could have 0 or 1 at half time and still always end up with at least 4

[Longy413]

Wasn't he a game off the record in 2002 when Hunter knocked him out?

[windyhill]

That picture is funny. Why would a grown man/woman have a poster of Matthew Lloyd on their wall? lol.

Who wouldn`t want The Great One up there ?

[hawk-boy]

Could be playing better
No longer a major threat to the oppostion, he use to be a great full forward capable of kicking 10 but now he looks like he is past it

how old is he?

[KING-JAMES]

No longer a major threat to the oppostion, he use to be a great full forward capable of kicking 10 but now he looks like he is past it

how old is he?

He did pretty well for suffering a career threatening injury in his first year back. He found some touch as the season went on. I think we will see Lloyd his his straps next year, and get back to the superstar level he is. He is 29 from what I recall. Is the type to play a while though IMO.

[hulld]

also it not like we have too many guys putting it lace out onto the chest of our leading forwards

[DaSawx]

also it not like we have too many guys putting it lace out onto the chest of our leading forwards

and was still top 5 goal kicker despite missing a couple of games?

obvioulsy a major threat to the opposition still

[Lance Uppercut]

No longer a major threat to the oppostion, he use to be a great full forward capable of kicking 10 but now he looks like he is past it

how old is he?

do you realise he still kicked some big bags last year?

[Jonesy1987]

I for one hope that you're joking and it just went way over my head.
We're not Hawthorn. We don't need our players (especially our leaders) starting melles. That does not generate respect, it shows cowardice.
There are much better ways to show strength. Play the ball, not the man.

(late reply) but did i say anything about starting a melee no... but when ur team mates are being bashed and outnumbered u grow some balls and help out, and i dont know where u come from but if a mate comes and helps me in a brawl it sure earns them some respect

[Fraz]

(late reply) but did i say anything about starting a melee no... but when ur team mates are being bashed and outnumbered u grow some balls and help out, and i dont know where u come from but if a mate comes and helps me in a brawl it sure earns them some respect
Ah, yes you did actually. Your exact words were - "best thing lloyd could do would be start a melee get a week for it show the rest of competion that he and the club aren't soft."

I do agree with your point that you should help out when a teammate is in trouble, but not in the sense of throwing punches or starting fights.

[ant555]

No longer a major threat to the oppostion, he use to be a great full forward capable of kicking 10 but now he looks like he is past it

how old is he?

Lets see how he goes when he is played from the goal square next year ;)

[Jonesy1987]

Ah, yes you did actually. Your exact words were - "best thing lloyd could do would be start a melee get a week for it show the rest of competion that he and the club aren't soft."

I do agree with your point that you should help out when a teammate is in trouble, but not in the sense of throwing punches or starting fights.

whoops was along time ago forget should have checked before the statement :p im just tired of the football world talking down our captain, seeing he isn't as impressive as he used to be he needs to add a variety of toughness into the game for someone who is 96kg he really seems quite weak and soft not exactly an image u want to present

[Fraz]

whoops was along time ago forget should have checked before the statement :p im just tired of the football world talking down our captain, seeing he isn't as impressive as he used to be he needs to add a variety of toughness into the game for someone who is 96kg he really seems quite weak and soft not exactly an image u want to present
Tis ok. We all make mistakes :)

Mmm..yeah, I too am sick of the morons on BigFooty saying that Lloydy is soft but I don't think you should let them get to you too much/start believing them.

The fact that he has come back from so many injuries (hamstring tendon off the bone, ruptured spleen where he suffered severe blood loss, tendon in his finger off the bone, numerous broken bones etc) show that he is no marshmallow.

Then there's his strength on the field with great contested marks (especially in the later stages of last year when his confidence was coming back) and incidents such as the much hailed bump on Cornes a couple of years ago.

Also, just to nitpick, he's listed as being 92kg but during the season is more like 88kg. I know it's not that big a difference but just thought I'd mention it.

In other Lloydy news I am one happy camper at the moment. The husband of one of my mum's friends (got that?) is a removalist and, for the second or third time, was doing some work for none other than Matthew Lloyd (our skipper is friends with this mans boss who he's known since school).

My mum's friend called her husband because he was meant to be home about an hour earlier, to find that he was still working at Lloydy's place. Because she knows that I'm a huge Matty fan she practically ordered her husband to ask Lloydy to sign something for me.

Matty kindly obliged but wasn't sure if he had any photos/posters (I would've been happy with just a piece of scrap paper with his autograph on it!) He ended up searching through his house until he found an old black and white photo. I don't have it in my hot little hands yet but apparently it says something along the lines of "To Freya, best wishes" and then obviously his autograph.

I know that it's not a huge thing and lots of you probably already have his autograph but whenever I've gone to get it he's been crowded by too many people/had to go back into the rooms etc so I'm over the moon right now. I also think it was really nice of him to go to the effort of finding a photo considering he shouldn't have to worry about signing autographs while in the privacy of his own home. He could've easily said no or just signed the closest piece of paper. Shows that he's a quality guy that cares about the fans.

Anyway, I'm really rambling now so I shall sign off. Sorry for the uber long post!

[Ryder Is God]

That's awesome Fraz :thumbsu:

[Windas_Magic]

The only thing that enoys me about Matty is every 10 seconds he's either pulling his socks up, checking his laces or picking up grass. Even if the balls 100m away.

[Ryder Is God]

The only thing that enoys me about Matty is every 10 seconds he's either pulling his socks up, checking his laces or picking up grass. Even if the balls 100m away.

He might have OCD.

[Azzballz Deluxe]

Tis ok. We all make mistakes :)

Mmm..yeah, I too am sick of the morons on BigFooty saying that Lloydy is soft but I don't think you should let them get to you too much/start believing them.

The fact that he has come back from so many injuries (hamstring tendon off the bone, ruptured spleen where he suffered severe blood loss, tendon in his finger off the bone, numerous broken bones etc) show that he is no marshmallow.

Then there's his strength on the field with great contested marks (especially in the later stages of last year when his confidence was coming back) and incidents such as the much hailed bump on Cornes a couple of years ago.

Also, just to nitpick, he's listed as being 92kg but during the season is more like 88kg. I know it's not that big a difference but just thought I'd mention it.

In other Lloydy news I am one happy camper at the moment. The husband of one of my mum's friends (got that?) is a removalist and, for the second or third time, was doing some work for none other than Matthew Lloyd (our skipper is friends with this mans boss who he's known since school).

My mum's friend called her husband because he was meant to be home about an hour earlier, to find that he was still working at Lloydy's place. Because she knows that I'm a huge Matty fan she practically ordered her husband to ask Lloydy to sign something for me.

Matty kindly obliged but wasn't sure if he had any photos/posters (I would've been happy with just a piece of scrap paper with his autograph on it!) He ended up searching through his house until he found an old black and white photo. I don't have it in my hot little hands yet but apparently it says something along the lines of "To Freya, best wishes" and then obviously his autograph.

I know that it's not a huge thing and lots of you probably already have his autograph but whenever I've gone to get it he's been crowded by too many people/had to go back into the rooms etc so I'm over the moon right now. I also think it was really nice of him to go to the effort of finding a photo considering he shouldn't have to worry about signing autographs while in the privacy of his own home. He could've easily said no or just signed the closest piece of paper. Shows that he's a quality guy that cares about the fans.

Anyway, I'm really rambling now so I shall sign off. Sorry for the uber long post!

Sooooooooo......you got the autograph?

[Fraz]

Sooooooooo......you got the autograph?
I don't have it in my possession just yet. Have to wait until early next week to go into town to meet the woman I mentioned at her work. When I get it I shall scan and post here :)

Sorry for going a tad overboard with the excitement last night, it's just that I've wanted his autograph for ages.

I also thought I'd share my story because it was lovely for Lloydy to do it (and for my mums friend to think to ask and then her partner to go through with it when he probably would've felt a bit uncomfortable asking) so despite what the media presents there are some footballers that a nice guys.

[Jonesy1987]

Tis ok. We all make mistakes :)

Mmm..yeah, I too am sick of the morons on BigFooty saying that Lloydy is soft but I don't think you should let them get to you too much/start believing them.

The fact that he has come back from so many injuries (hamstring tendon off the bone, ruptured spleen where he suffered severe blood loss, tendon in his finger off the bone, numerous broken bones etc) show that he is no marshmallow.

Then there's his strength on the field with great contested marks (especially in the later stages of last year when his confidence was coming back) and incidents such as the much hailed bump on Cornes a couple of years ago.

Also, just to nitpick, he's listed as being 92kg but during the season is more like 88kg. I know it's not that big a difference but just thought I'd mention it.

In other Lloydy news I am one happy camper at the moment. The husband of one of my mum's friends (got that?) is a removalist and, for the second or third time, was doing some work for none other than Matthew Lloyd (our skipper is friends with this mans boss who he's known since school).

My mum's friend called her husband because he was meant to be home about an hour earlier, to find that he was still working at Lloydy's place. Because she knows that I'm a huge Matty fan she practically ordered her husband to ask Lloydy to sign something for me.

Matty kindly obliged but wasn't sure if he had any photos/posters (I would've been happy with just a piece of scrap paper with his autograph on it!) He ended up searching through his house until he found an old black and white photo. I don't have it in my hot little hands yet but apparently it says something along the lines of "To Freya, best wishes" and then obviously his autograph.

I know that it's not a huge thing and lots of you probably already have his autograph but whenever I've gone to get it he's been crowded by too many people/had to go back into the rooms etc so I'm over the moon right now. I also think it was really nice of him to go to the effort of finding a photo considering he shouldn't have to worry about signing autographs while in the privacy of his own home. He could've easily said no or just signed the closest piece of paper. Shows that he's a quality guy that cares about the fans.

Anyway, I'm really rambling now so I shall sign off. Sorry for the uber long post!

ok i concede uve convinced me, hopefully 08 can be the resurrection of one the greatest FF's of all time:thumbsu:

[Fraz]

Jonesy1987 - Glad I've convinced you. I for one am expecting big things from Matty this year,


I said I'd upload a scan of the autograph so here it is:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v687/FreyaHagen/LloydAutograph.jpg

As Lloydy said, it's a rather old photo. I assume it's a promotional one, probably for Rebel Sport given his t-shirt.

[Jonesy1987]

Jonesy1987 - Glad I've convinced you. I for one am expecting big things from Matty this year,


I said I'd upload a scan of the autograph so here it is:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v687/FreyaHagen/LloydAutograph.jpg

As Lloydy said, it's a rather old photo. I assume it's a promotional one, probably for Rebel Sport given his t-shirt.

one thing he needs to work on is his hand writing its a bit messy.... jk:p

[Merv Neagle]

http://www.savefooty.com/images/Lloyd_marks_over_Wight_to_dob_goal.jpg

[Schmick]

http://www.savefooty.com/images/Lloyd_marks_over_Wight_to_dob_goal.jpg
Leroy Jetta, you superstar........oh, and look and Lloyd taking a magnificent overhead mark, very handy player :p

[GoDons]

http://www.savefooty.com/images/Lloyd_marks_over_Wight_to_dob_goal.jpg

It's amazing what a picture says.

Any crummer should look at Leroy Jetta, heading full pelt towards the contest rather than sitting underneath it.

Any small defender should look at Lindsay Gilbee, cutting his opponent's angle.

And any tall defender should look at Cameron Wight, for where not to put your hands. He's behind, but choosing to lean into Lloyd's back, relinquishing any advantage if the ball hits the deck and taking away his opportunity to jump. In addition, it's a guaranteed free kick if Lloyd happens to drop the ball.

Also on display is Lloyd's feet perpendicular to the ground, showcasing the real reason he supposedly 'dives'.

Nice snap, Merv.

[sikmoe]

ESSENDON captain Matthew Lloyd admits he’s still coming to terms with being held back in training, even though he knows it’s an essential part of getting his game back to its breathtaking best.

The Bombers’ fitness staff has been under strict instructions to keep Lloyd to a modified training program over summer in the hope of preserving his fitness for 2008.

However, the spearhead – described as a “training animal” by his coach during the pre-season – says he’s slowly learning the pitfalls of entering veteran status.

“Our fitness coach said to me ‘you’re not the 19-year-old I first met’. I turn 30 in a few weeks and maybe I’ve tried to run with the midfielders a bit much and I’ve paid the price for it,” Lloyd said.

“I think I’ve had a soft tissue (injury)every year for about five years, so Ijust think I’ve got to be smarter and maybe train one day on, one day off next year, but – touch wood – hopefully I won’t have any troubles during this season.

“I gave (the injured hamstring) four weeks off when usually you’d give them three before playing a half, and with the Easter Monday game still a week and a half away, I’ll probably have three-four sessions and the weekend off.

“We haven’t beaten the Roos since ’01 in the ‘comeback’ game, so it’s one we’re really looking forward to.”

Lloyd says he would have enjoyed the chance to unleash himself in the NAB Cup, but is drawing inspiration from a fellow champion forward who endured similar troubles last year.

“In a perfect world, I’d have loved to had more game time than a half of footy, but I think if I didn’t take the break when I did I would have been going into round one under an injury cloud and not feeling too great before the season started,” he said.

“As Jonathan Brown showed last year, he might not have been going for the first seven or eight rounds, but by the end of the year everyone sure knew how well he was playing.

“I think as you get a bit older, (missing pre-season games) isn’t such a big issue.”

Lloyd has been critical of the lack of off-field discipline shown by some of his teammates in the past few years, but he says he’s been delighted with the strict approach adopted by the club over summer.

“I think we were being a bit lenient in the past and things just snowballed a little bit and now I think everyone knows what’s right and wrong, and what’s expected of the group,” he said.

“Just for the first year players coming into the club, once you get on top of things early, you don’t have any issues from there and they sort of train themselves.

“We thought we’d get on top of these things now so we won’t have any issues in the long run.”

http://www.bombersfc.com.au/tabid/6477/Default.aspx?newsid=56366

[Sean.]

I'm really looking forward to this season, especially Matty's. I honestly think he's in for a big year. But I am against him going up the field. He does best when he's down in the goal square.

But if he and Scotty can fire, I think we're in for a big year.

[IhateMondays]

Please don't get injured Matty!

[windyhill]

+6 = 835

[David_Hilley#19]

If he can stay injury free, he will most likely maintain his good start to the season, could well end up with a total of 900 goals by the end of the season.

[Kit146]

Bout time that he pulled his finger out and led by example. Wont win another game if doesnt act like a captain. Did we ever see Hird stay out of a contest like Lloyd does! We havent had a decent captain since Hird (Hille and Lloyd blew). If he does that lameass Irish jig like he did last year we deserve to lose. Its called KARMA! Stop fooling around and get a kick.

[BabyBombers]

Not always Lloyd's fault as the disposal to him at times is not up to scratch! But I do agree that that Irish jig he did last year when we ended up losing to Carlton was embarassing! I had never seen him do something klike that before and it really came back to bite him on the arse! :thumbsd:

[hulld]

i'm not yet ready to rip into lloydy after one quiet game on one of the best full backs in the league, but he does have to start leading by example.

he has to keep on his feet in the marking contests. as soon as the ball hit the ground today his opponent, whether it be taylor or scarlett, hurt us going the other way.

[Windas_Magic]

It wasn' Lloyd's fault that he had shit delivery and was swamped by Geelong defenders. How do you expect him to beat a guy like Scarlett when the ball movement is slow and the foot skills are average? He'll kick a bag next week

[Schmick]

Will be back on song next week I suspect which will probably carry his goal kicking tally to about 840.

[bomberz08]

It wasn' Lloyd's fault that he had shit delivery and was swamped by Geelong defenders. How do you expect him to beat a guy like Scarlett when the ball movement is slow and the foot skills are average? He'll kick a bag next week

allright windas magic i finnaly agree with you; he does kick a lot of lollipops.
Not his fault he didn't get great delivery but he's accurucy was terrible yesterday.

[windyhill]

+4 = 839

[Fraz]

allright windas magic i finnaly agree with you; he does kick a lot of lollipops.
Not his fault he didn't get great delivery but he's accurucy was terrible yesterday.
4.2, I wouldn't call that terrible. I see terrible more along the lines of Franklin's 2.11 last year.

[Sean.]

4.2, I wouldn't call that terrible. I see terrible more along the lines of Franklin's 2.11 last year.
Check the date of the post. ;)

[Fraz]

Check the date of the post. ;)
Hahahaha. My bad. Wow, I clearly shouldn't post when half asleep :o
Apologies to bomberz08 then. Yes, his accuracy against Geelong was poor.

[AndyLesPaul]

AND

hes injured.

[Windas_Magic]

I actually had a little chat with matty today and he's putting too much pressure on himself. He said that he knew he was playing shit and is hoping to come across a blinder. Good luck to him because he is his biggest critic and is real sensitive with his footy:thumbsu:

[Sean.]

I actually had a little chat with matty today and he's putting too much pressure on himself. He said that he knew he was playing shit and is hoping to come across a blinder. Good luck to him because he is his biggest critic and is real sensitive with his footy:thumbsu:Did he say it in those words? :p

[windyhill]

+3 = 842

[bomberstomake8]

Players need to look for lloyd a lot more in the forward 50.. i counted and on only six occasions did lloyd get the ball kicked to him inside 50

- three resulted in marks and goals
- 1 resulted in a mark and a sprayed shot from (where he kicked it from) was about 55m out
- 2 resulted in being spoiled from the opposition


i mean hell that is pretty damn good, i understand that players may not kick it to him because he hasnt gotten enough space or isnt in a great position but honestly i would rather our midfeilders kick it to an out of position lloyd then, mcphee/laycock etc who are in an ok position...

lloyd has unfairly been critisised over the last few weeks, LEAVE HIM AS A LEADING FULL FORWARD AND KICK IT TO HIM, HE WILL GET THE JOB DONE

[sikmoe]

Players need to look for lloyd a lot more in the forward 50.. i counted and on only six occasions did lloyd get the ball kicked to him inside 50

- three resulted in marks and goals
- 1 resulted in a mark and a sprayed shot from (where he kicked it from) was about 55m out
- 2 resulted in being spoiled from the opposition


i mean hell that is pretty damn good, i understand that players may not kick it to him because he hasnt gotten enough space or isnt in a great position but honestly i would rather our midfeilders kick it to an out of position lloyd then, mcphee/laycock etc who are in an ok position...

lloyd has unfairly been critisised over the last few weeks, LEAVE HIM AS A LEADING FULL FORWARD AND KICK IT TO HIM, HE WILL GET THE JOB DONE

agree 100%

[hulld]

should not ever be further than 40 metres away from goal

[DaSawx]

It's evident he still has talent, the F50 should be more open for him

[Windas_Magic]

It's evident he still has talent, the F50 should be more open for him
Exactly. If Lloyd can start in the square and get 20-30m of space infront of him he could cause some real danger. The only problem with that is opposition will probably fill that gap with a player but Lloyd shouldn't leave the F50 unless chasing an opponent.

[Smyth94]

Regarding the captaincy, if Lloyd thinks that he has to push up the ground to "do the captain thing" then giving him the captaincy was a mistake.

He could've kicked 5-6 goals today had he just stayed in the square.

If Knights is telling him to move up the ground then he is stupid.

[GoDons]

It's evident he still has talent, the F50 should be more open for him

Precisely.

Our forward structure was embarassing yesterday.

Why do we have 4 players sitting on top of each other?

How about we clear some space and give Lloyd some room to lead straight up?

[Slattery_20]

Because last week we had nothing to kick to

We are very reactive at the moment, I suspect largely because of the injury toll to our forwards

[windyhill]

+5 = 847

[GreaT SourcE]

He hinted today at my school, during a pathway program to the Western Jets/Calder Cannons training session, that he was going to retire when his contract expires next year...He also stated that McVeigh will be the leading candidate for captain when he has retired in his opinion...