Lloyd Meek

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{{cite news |last1=Nannestad |first1=Klaus |title=Former SMW Rovers star to debut for Fremantle Dockers |url=https://www.araratadvertiser.com.au/story/7172843/former-smw-rovers-star-to-debut-for-fremantle-dockers/ |access-date=19 March 2021 |work=The Ararat Advertiser |date=18 March 2021 |language=en-AU}} and for Victoria Country in the 2017 AFL Under 18 Championships.{{cite journal |title=Fremantle Dockers |journal=AFL Record |date=2018 |issue=AFL Fantasy Edition 2018 |page=68 |url=http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/405278 |issn=1444-2973}} In 2017 he also played four games for North Ballarat Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).{{cite news |last1=Short |first1=Daniel |title=Rebels drafted: Meek heads west, mature Rebel handed a lifeline |url=https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/5080302/rebels-drafted-meek-heads-west-mature-rebel-handed-a-lifeline/ |access-date=19 March 2021 |work=The Courier |date=24 November 2017 |language=en-AU}} Meek played for Fremantle's reserves team, Peel Thunder, in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) in 2018 and 2019.{{cite web |title=WAFL FootyFacts - MEEK, Lloyd |url=http://waflfootyfacts.net/player/stats.php?PlayerID=8090 |website=waflfootyfacts.net |access-date=19 March 2021}}

He was recruited by Fremantle with their sixth selection, 69th overall, in the 2017 AFL draft. He made his AFL debut against {{AFL Mel}} in the opening round of the 2021 AFL season, his fourth season at the club.{{cite news|title=It’s happening! Meek breaks through for debut|url=https://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/880906/its-happening-meek-breaks-through-for-debut|access-date=16 August 2022|work=fremantlefc|language=en}}

Meek was traded to {{AFL Haw}} at the end of the 2022 AFL season.{{Cite tweet |user=AFL_House|number=1580129431204794368|date=12 October 2022|title=Trade paperwork lodged.}}

: Statistics are correct to the end of round 14, 2025{{cite web|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/L/Lloyd_Meek.html|title=Lloyd Meek|publisher=AFL Tables|access-date=25 May 2022}}

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| 2018 || {{AFL Fre}} || 22

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| 2019 || {{AFL Fre}} || 22

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| 2020{{efn|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.}} || {{AFL Fre}} || 22

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| 2021 || {{AFL Fre}} || 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

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| 2022 || {{AFL Fre}} || 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

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| 2023 || {{AFL Haw}} || 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

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| 2024 || {{AFL Haw}} || 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

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| 2025 || {{AFL Haw}} || 17

| 13 || 6 || 4 || 67 || 106 || 173 || 25 || 47 || 479 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 5.2 || 8.2 || 13.3 || 1.9 || 3.6 || 36.8

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! colspan=3| Career

! 65 !! 20 !! 14 !! 280 !! 500 !! 780 !! 135 !! 206 !! 1771 !! 0.3 !! 0.2 !! 4.3 !! 7.7 !! 12.0 !! 2.1 !! 3.2 !! 27.2

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• McClelland Trophy ({{AFL Haw}}): 2024

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Category:1998 births

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