Brad Lloyd (born 16 September 1975) is a former

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er who played with Hawthorn in the

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(AFL) during the 1990s.

Playing career

Early playing career

Lloyd, a midfielder from

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(VFL) side Williamstown, had an impressive

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in the Hawthorn reserves and won the

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Hawthorn

Recruited by Hawthorn at the

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, Lloyd made his senior AFL debut in round two of the

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, when Hawthorn lost to

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's 250th league game. Lloyd appeared in the last six rounds of the year and played briefly in

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but in all could only manage 11 games for the seniors while at Hawthorn and kicked a total of three goals. Lloyd never got to play a game against his brother, Essendon full-forward

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. Lloyd was delisted by Hawthorn at the end of the 1999 season and returned to Williamstown, captaining the club from 2003 to 2006 and winning the Williamstown Best and Fairest award, the Gerry Callahan Medal, three times.

Sports Administration career

Fremantle Football Club

Following his retirement from his playing career, Lloyd moved into football administration and previously worked in the recruiting department for AFL club

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in the position of general manager of list management. Llyod then departed the Fremantle Football Club on 14 August 2018 after he served in the club administration for a total of eleven years.

Carlton Football Club

On 14 August 2018, Lloyd was appointed Head of Football at the

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, when he replaced the outgoing Andrew McKay who stepped down from the position.

References

* *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lloyd, Brad 1975 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Hawthorn Football Club players Williamstown Football Club players People educated at St. Bernard's College, Melbourne