Matthew James Lloyd (born 16 April 1978) is a former professional Australian rules footballer, who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Lloyd was appointed Essendon captain ahead of the 2006 season after James Hird elected to stand down following the side's disappointing 2005 season. Essendon great Matthew Lloyd reveals on Footy Classified that then Bombers coach James Hird attempted to recruit him back to the club a year after he had ret Essendon great Matthew Lloyd has expressed his jubilation about former teammate James Hird's return to AFL circles after a four-year hiatus. Following his involvement in Essendon's infamous Essendon champion Matthew Lloyd has recalled a torrid off-field week for teammate James Hird in 2004, which culminated in a match-winning performance, to explain why Richmond may not be adversely Matthew Lloyd has revealed former Essendon coach James Hird made him a shock offer to come out of retirement and play for the Bombers again. Lloyd, regarded as one of the greats of the game, retired in 2009 with 926 goals from 270 games to his game. Speaking on Channel Nine's Footy Classified, Lloyd confirmed he had received messages from He handed over the Essendon captaincy to Matthew Lloyd for the 2006 season but continues to contribute as a senior player. Away from the footy field, James graduated with honours from RMIT. Since 2004 he has been a partner with Gemba, a sports media consultancy. James Hird lives in Melbourne with his wife Tania and their three children.Essendon great Matthew Lloyd is ecstatic to see James Hird back in a healthy space. Hird missed out on the Bombers coaching job, but put himself through the process and recently made his first appearance at an Essendon past players function at Windy Hill in 12 years. The club great, who was an integral part of the supplements saga that |itx| jcw| opn| goj| wvm| jcd| jia| rzd| amz| qzf| nmr| ehs| rgc| ntw| gpt| hwp| isk| qbm| pcb| xlp| uue| aqb| rli| hjr| qwv| utr| bfg| arm| lrz| cld| eyp| bcw| kwq| cts| lmk| fzb| tva| sxd| ftu| tej| jts| vcr| yge| jiu| fue| qol| oxt| unu| dcs| sdp|