Lloyd Meek

Lloyd Meek
Lloyd Meek
Personal information
Full name	Lloyd Meek
Date of birth	22 April 1998 (age 26)
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
2018–2022	Fremantle
2023–	Hawthorn
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Career highlights
	Peel Thunder best and fairest: 2022;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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.

Early career

Originally 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

He 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

Statistics are correct to the end of 2024^[7]

**Legend**
G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks	H/O	Hit-outs


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals								Averages (per game)
Season	Team	No.	Games	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

Hawthorn

McClelland Trophy: 2024

References

^ 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

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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[8] 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.

[Debut-1] Nannestad, Klaus (18 March 2021). "Former SMW Rovers star to debut for Fremantle Dockers". The Ararat Advertiser. Retrieved 19 March 2021.

[2] "Fremantle Dockers". AFL Record (AFL Fantasy Edition 2018): 68. 2018. ISSN 1444-2973.

[draft-3] Short, Daniel (24 November 2017). "Rebels drafted: Meek heads west, mature Rebel handed a lifeline". The Courier. Retrieved 19 March 2021.

[4] "WAFL FootyFacts - MEEK, Lloyd". waflfootyfacts.net. Retrieved 19 March 2021.

[5] "It's happening! Meek breaks through for debut". fremantlefc. Retrieved 16 August 2022.

[6] @AFL_House (12 October 2022). "Trade paperwork lodged" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[afltables-7] "Lloyd Meek". AFL Tables. Retrieved 25 May 2022.

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