Lloyd Meek (born 22 April 1998) is an

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er who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the

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(AFL), having previously played for the Fremantle Football Club.

Early career

Originally from

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, a farming area west of

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, 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 The Greater Western Victoria Rebels is an Australian rules football club which plays in the NAB League, the statewide under-18s competition in Victoria, Australia. Initially known as the Ballarat Rebels and wearing green and gold, the team was ...

in the TAC Cup Under 18s competition and for Victoria Country in the

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. In 2017 he also played four games for North Ballarat Football Club in the

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(VFL). Meek played for Fremantle's reserves team, Peel Thunder, in the

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(WAFL) in 2018 and 2019.

AFL career

He was recruited by Fremantle with their sixth selection, 69th overall, in the

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. He made his AFL debut against in the opening round of the

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, his fourth season at the club. Meek was traded to at the end of the

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Statistics

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* * * 1998 births Living people Fremantle Football Club players Peel Thunder Football Club players North Ballarat Football Club players Greater Western Victoria Rebels players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Hawthorn Football Club players Box Hill Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub