Lloyd Meek

Lloyd Meek
Meek in May 2026
Personal information
Full name Lloyd Meek
Born (1998-04-22) 22 April 1998
Original team 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 Ruck
Club information
Current club Hawthorn
Number 17
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018–2022 Fremantle 15 (3)
2023– Hawthorn 83 (24)
Total 96 (27)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 22, 2026.
Career highlights
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]

Meek recorded a club record 58 hit-outs in round 7 of the 2025 AFL season against West Coast. He would break this record in round 17, recording 59 hit-outs against St Kilda.[7]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 22, 2026.[8]

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) Votes
G B K H D M T H/O G B K H D M T H/O
2021Fremantle22 91221587912141290.10.22.36.48.81.31.614.30
2022Fremantle22 62026436912151170.30.04.37.211.52.02.519.50
2023Hawthorn17 16324610815436582880.20.12.96.89.62.33.618.00
2024Hawthorn17 218612018530550727590.40.35.78.814.52.43.436.10
2025Hawthorn17 25107131207338681049480.40.35.28.313.52.74.237.94
2026Hawthorn17 213310414424845725150.10.15.06.911.82.13.424.50
Career 982720448745119322333527560.30.24.67.612.22.33.428.14

Honours and achievements

Team

Individual

References

  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.
  3. 1 2 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.
  7. ↑ "Superhero of the Week: Meek's record-breaking match". hawthornfc.com.au.
  8. ↑ "Lloyd Meek". AFL Tables. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
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