John Lloyd (Australian footballer)
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer (1945–2022)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = John Lloyd
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1945|4|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Victoria, Australia
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|6|1|1945|4|30|df=y}}
| death_place = Australia
| originalteam = Yarrawonga
| height = 180 cm
| weight = 83 kg
| position =
| statsend = 1967
| years1 = 1965–1967
| club1 = Carlton
| games_goals1 = 29 (0)
| careerhighlights =
}}
John Lloyd (30 April 1945 – 1 June 2022){{Cite news |date=2 June 2022 |title=AFL legend Matt Lloyd mourning father John after death from cancer |work=News.com.au |url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/afl-legend-matt-lloyd-mourning-father-john-after-death-from-cancer/news-story/18db68c20622a20b83c1aa95ba2a2e26}}{{Cite web |title=Vale, John Lloyd |url=https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/1140792 |access-date=2 June 2022 |website=carltonfc.com.au |language=en}} was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).{{cite web|url=http://www.blueseum.org/tiki-index.php?page=John+Lloyd| title=John Lloyd| publisher=Blueseum}}
Career
Lloyd was recruited to Carlton from Yarrawonga in the Ovens & Murray Football League. He made his debut in round four of the 1965 VFL season but played just two more games that year, in rounds 17 and 18.{{cite web |url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/J/John_Lloyd.html |title=AFL Tables: John Lloyd |website=afltables.com}} In 1966 he played every game from round two to 11, before a broken arm ended his season.The Age,[http://www.news.google.com/newspapers?id=qRZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XJMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2596,3168611 "Goold has first training run"], 17 March 1967, p. 12. He made 16 appearances for Carlton in 1967, including their semi-final loss to Richmond.
He got a clearance to Eaglehawk in 1968 and spent two years in the Bendigo Football League club. In 1970 he began playing for Werribee and won their best and fairest award the following year. He spent the 1972 season with Port Melbourne, then joined Footscray District Football League club Braybrook as coach and steered them to three successive premierships (1973, 1974, 1975).Hillier, K. (2004) Like Father Like Son, Pennon Publishing, Melbourne. {{ISBN|1-877029-73-4}}.
Family
Lloyd was the father of former Essendon full-forward Matthew Lloyd, who kicked 926 league goals. His two other sons are also involved in football, with Brad Lloyd playing 11 games for Hawthorn and Simon Lloyd playing at lower levels for Carlton and Williamstown and is currently the general manager of football at Geelong, after previously working at Fremantle, Collingwood and Hawthorn.{{cite book|last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=9781920910785}}{{Cite web |title=Geelong - News, Fixtures, Scores & Results |url=https://www.geelongcats.com.au/club/board-and-administration/simon-lloyd/ |access-date=2 June 2022 |website=geelongcats.com.au |language=en}}
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Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Category:Carlton Football Club players
Category:Yarrawonga Football Club players
Category:Eaglehawk Football Club players
Category:Werribee Football Club players
Category:Port Melbourne Football Club players