Matthew Lloyd

Matthew Llloyd - Mark of the Year 2008

Irrespective of the depth of talent at Essendon Football Club in recent years, Essendon could not help but acknowledge that Matthew Lloyd quietly shows multiple hallmarks of a champion in his Football game, making him one of the more consistently valuable players in the Bombers' line up, and in the AFL itself.  He thoroughly meets the full forward pre-requisites of being a strong mark and great kick, but he additionally exercises not only strong use of the body, but also strategic use of the body in contests.  As explained elsewhere in this site, great leadership requires great vision and great ability to influence and Matthew Lloyd is a dab hand at both vision and influence.  Offically and unofficially, he is a strong effective leader in the Essendon team.

Almost every decent Matthew Lloyd profile will mention his characteristic preparation for a set shot for goal: almost surgical precision commencing with breathing, sock adjustments, grass tossing to gauge the wind, careful deliberation and opposition-punishing execution of his kick. It seems that the worst that his detractors seem to say of Lloyd is that his remarkable feats, when viewed independently, can be labelled 'flukes' or 'luck'.  This criticism is easily countered when you view Matthew Lloyd's statistics and/or his ability to consistently repeat these 'flukes' of freakish goals, extraordinary marks and creation of opportunities where none existed.

Matthew Lloyd pictures snapped during a game invariably reveal an expression of intense concentration, yet another quality of a dedicated  footballer who rewards his team and Essendon supporters with an incredible ability to capitalise on even the smallest of opportunities.

In 2008, Matthew Lloyd won the AFL 'Mark of the Year' with an awesome athletic leap over the pack against Melbourne in Round 18 v. Melbourne.

Matthew Lloyd's 100th Goal in Season 2000

Matthew Lloyd Amazing Goal

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