Sam Lloyd [merged]

[tigs2011]

To be totally honest it's just the vibe of the thing. 

[Oiafi]

Topping up. stuffing hell, the kids are early 20's, their not bloody 30. Plenty of development in them and mature enough in body to make an impact quickly.

Gordon has spent time in the AFL system, knows what it is about, has something to proove and wont take it for granted.

Lloyd is a fresh talent who's worked himself up from the lower leagues and earned a chance. At pick 66, or whatever it was, in a shallow draft, I can't see too much wrong with the selection.

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Why the stuff am I bothering to write this?

[tigs2011]

You crazy man. 

[Smokey]

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Why the stuff am I bothering to write this?

 

[Judge Roughneck]

Topping up. stuffing hell, the kids are early 20's, their not bloody 30. Plenty of development in them and mature enough in body to make an impact quickly.

Gordon has spent time in the AFL system, knows what it is about, has something to proove and wont take it for granted.

Lloyd is a fresh talent who's worked himself up from the lower leagues and earned a chance. At pick 66, or whatever it was, in a shallow draft, I can't see too much wrong with the selection.

Miles. Hampson. Gordon, Lloyd, Banfield, Thomas

Six 'mature' players plus Vlamir.

1/7 bottom age, ie. first time available for the draft. Yeah good point its not 'topping up' 

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Why the stuff am I bothering to write this?

I can only assume because you require me to highlight the error of your ways.

[one-eyed]

Sam Lloyd - Richmond Tigers, AFL

Mature age Richmond recruit, Sam Lloyd, caught up with Chrisso & McGuane for a chat, as he prepares to play his first game for the Tigers on Friday. We learn more about last year's 66th draft pick, drafted from Frankston.

AUDIO: http://www.rsn.net.au/audioplayer/1392246721.mp3


Summary

* It is a great opportunity.  It’s been a long preseason but short at the same time.  I was just absolutely rapt to get down there and hit the track. I’m very lucky to be at the Tigers. It’s just a thrill.

* The Tigers have a really good culture and they’ve made it really easy for me to come in. All of the older guys are really good. Jack Riewoldt, being a forward line player as well, I’m getting along with him really well. He’s been a really good teacher for me.

* Playing AFL football was always a dream but I didn’t think I was ever good enough. Then when I kept going up and up a level in football, especially last year playing the VFL state game, I thought - 'hang on, I’m a chance here, I can make it'. I think I developed the hope a bit later than most

* I’ve been training as a forward down at the Tigers but I played a lot of midfield at lower levels.  I want to develop my fitness further in coming years and maybe push up to a midfield position or even a running half-forward.

* I knew coming in that I had to work on my defensive pressure.  I think it’s improved but I still have a bit of work to go there. It’s definitely a massive part of your game. If you want to go further, you have to have both attributes of kicking goals and defensive pressure. I certainly won’t get a game if I don’t have my defensive pressure up, that’s for sure.

[Stripes]

Sam Lloyd - Richmond Tigers, AFL

* I knew coming in that I had to work on my defensive pressure.  I think it’s improved but I still have a bit of work to go there. It’s definitely a massive part of your game. If you want to go further, you have to have both attributes of kicking goals and defensive pressure. I certainly won’t get a game if I don’t have my defensive pressure up, that’s for sure.

Its the same message that you keep hearing come out of our club from any player in any position. Great to hear 

[one-eyed]

Lloyd’s loving it
richmondfc.com.au 
February 27, 2014

Richmond’s mature-age recruit Sam Lloyd is thriving throughout his first pre-season at the game’s highest level.

“I’ve slimmed down a bit, probably because of the fact of training pretty much every day on a regular basis, either in the gym or out on the track,” Lloyd told ‘Sportsday’.

Read more at: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2014-02-27/lloyds-loving-it

[Mr Magic]

Chris Newman is not a forward nor a midfielder. He is a half back flanker who has been surpassed by others in that position.


Time to see what Sam Lloyd was drafted to do.

[tigs2011]

Chris Newman is not a forward nor a midfielder. He is a half back flanker who has been surpassed by others in that position.


Time to see what Sam Lloyd was drafted to do.

Correct. Sydney can drop Ryan O'Keefe and we have to try find a spot for old man Newman.

[gerkin greg]

Chris Newman is not a forward nor a midfielder. He is a half back flanker who has been surpassed by others in that position.


Time to see what Sam Lloyd was drafted to do.

Correct. Sydney can drop Ryan O'Keefe and we have to try find a spot for old man Newman.

Sydney's decision as bad as ours

[the claw]

paul chapman anybody.
we talk up lloyd and others we got. but we  couldnt even talk to chappy.
32 yo newman or 32 yr old chapman is another way to look at it. we dont have a sml /med fwd/mid of chapmans quality.in fact we are certainly better off finding out about ohanlon,mcdonough, banfield, s edwards, king, gordon, playing knights lennon or even petterd as a forward rather than newman.all are potentially better forwrds than newman in fact forget about potential what has newman ever done as a forward. they are all better options in the role.
if newy cant play back or in the midfield he should not be playing at all. he is most certainly atm taking games and development time off others.

 the club and hardwick have had it easy in what decisions they have had to make on players  in fact theres hardly been a hard decision to make. . time to do the right thing damien.if you cant make the hard choices you should not be there.

i still see this club doing  some of the same things that its done for the past 30 yrs.
part of becoming succesful is knowing exactly where your list can take you. seems to me we continue to kid ourselves and we let silly things like sentiment rule our decisions.

[dwaino]

Cool

[Yeahright]

Take away the goals and what's left?

[YellowandBlackBlood]

Take away the goals and what's left?

Premierships?