Lloyd Meek (born 22 April 1998) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the Fremantle Football Club.
| Lloyd Meek | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Lloyd Meek | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1998 | ||
| Original team(s) | Greater Western Victoria Rebels (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 69, 2017 national draft | ||
| Height | 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 109 kg (240 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruck | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Hawthorn | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2018–2022 | Fremantle | 15 (3) | |
| 2023– | Hawthorn | 37 (11) | |
| Total | 52 (14) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early career
editOriginally from Mininera, a farming area west of Ballarat, where he attended Lake Bolac College and then Ballarat Grammar school. As a junior, Meek played for the SMW Rovers, the Greater Western Victoria Rebels in the TAC Cup Under 18s competition[1] and for Victoria Country in the 2017 AFL Under 18 Championships.[2] In 2017 he also played four games for North Ballarat Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3] Meek played for Fremantle's reserves team, Peel Thunder, in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) in 2018 and 2019.[4]
AFL career
editHe was recruited by Fremantle with their sixth selection, 69th overall, in the 2017 AFL draft.[3] He made his AFL debut against Melbourne in the opening round of the 2021 AFL season, his fourth season at the club.[5]
Meek was traded to Hawthorn at the end of the 2022 AFL season.[6]
Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of 2024[7]
G
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Goals | K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
B
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks | H/O
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Hit-outs |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | ||||
| 2018 | Fremantle | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Fremantle | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020[a] | Fremantle | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | Fremantle | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 58 | 79 | 12 | 14 | 129 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 14.3 |
| 2022 | Fremantle | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 43 | 69 | 12 | 15 | 117 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 7.2 | 11.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 19.5 |
| 2023 | Hawthorn | 17 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 108 | 154 | 36 | 58 | 288 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 6.8 | 9.6 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 18.0 |
| 2024 | Hawthorn | 17 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 120 | 185 | 305 | 50 | 72 | 759 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 8.8 | 14.5 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 36.1 |
| Career | 52 | 14 | 10 | 213 | 394 | 607 | 110 | 159 | 1293 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 7.6 | 11.7 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 24.9 | ||
Notes
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Honours and achievements
editHawthorn
- McClelland Trophy: 2024
References
edit- ^ Nannestad, Klaus (18 March 2021). "Former SMW Rovers star to debut for Fremantle Dockers". The Ararat Advertiser. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Fremantle Dockers". AFL Record (AFL Fantasy Edition 2018): 68. 2018. ISSN 1444-2973.
- ^ a b Short, Daniel (24 November 2017). "Rebels drafted: Meek heads west, mature Rebel handed a lifeline". The Courier. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "WAFL FootyFacts - MEEK, Lloyd". waflfootyfacts.net. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "It's happening! Meek breaks through for debut". fremantlefc. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ @AFL_House (12 October 2022). "Trade paperwork lodged" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Lloyd Meek". AFL Tables. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
External links
edit- Lloyd Meek's profile on the official website of the Hawthorn Football Club
- Lloyd Meek's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Lloyd Meek at AustralianFootball.com
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