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News.com.au
2 days ago
- General
- News.com.au
Lloyd questions whether Sicily is the right man to lead Hawthorn
Matthew Lloyd thinks that James Sicily needs to adopt a more balanced approach to lead his side.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Footy great Matthew Lloyd drops hint he could make a major career switch and leave broadcasting
Footy great Matthew Lloyd has left the door ajar for a possible move into coaching. But the broadcaster appears, at present, reluctant to leave his role with Channel Nine, with the 47-year-old admitting he would hate to have to regularly leave his young family behind if he was jetting around Australia as an AFL coach. Lloyd is revered as one of the greatest goal kickers to have played the sport with the Bombers star returning a whopping 926 majors across 270 AFL appearances. He won three Coleman Medals during his career and guided Essendon to the 2000 Premiership. The Melbourne-born full-forward would go on to retire in 2009, despite the club having offered the goalkicker a contract extension. After hanging up the boots, Lloyd would be appointed to an assistant coaching role at the Australian Institute of Sport - AFL Academy in September 2009 alongside Michael O'Loughlin. "You never say never." 👀 Lloydy on whether he would ever entertain joining the AFL coaching ranks. #9AFLSFS | Catch up on 9Now and Youtube 🖥️ — Footy on Nine (@FootyonNine) June 1, 2025 While he had been a weekly panellist on Fox Footy's White Line Fever show during his playing career, Lloyd stepped up his media work in 2009, after his retirement, working on Network Ten and writing for The Age. That was when his media career took off, signing with Network Ten as an AFL expert and commentator before moving over to Nine in 2012. It was here that he appeared to be set on pursuing a career in media having told The Advocate that a potential career in coaching perhaps wasn't on the cards. 'There's definitely something within me that makes me want to coach but at the moment I can't give 100% to it, so it will have to wait,' he said back in 2011. But that may have changed with the Footy Show panellist now appearing to be open to a career switch away from the TV studio. Lloyd was pressed by Tony Jones over whether he would ever 'entertain' an offer to take up a coaching role in the AFL. At first, he appeared hesitant. 'Ah,' Lloyd said to the Footy Show before pausing. 'I do love coaching. But I love the balance that I've got currently - but I do love to coach.' Jones continued to press: 'If a club was to come to you initially with an assistant coaching role...' Lloyd replied: 'It would just depend on who it was with and all those sorts of things. But it's "no" at this point in time but I'm still young enough, but you never know.' Damien Barrett then joked: 'Teej [Jones], we know there is one language he listens too... the dollar!' Lloyd laughed at the joke as Barrett continued: 'I think coaches are on an average of about $150,000... I reckon if they went to $400,000 or $500,000 for Llordo, as a senior assistant, you might get a conversation going. Is that the right number?' 'It was bang on Damo,' Lloyd said laughing. Lloyd is married to childhood sweetheart Lisa-Marie Caparello. The pair have three children, Jaeda, Kira, and Jacob. But while Lloyd didn't completely rule out the move but added he would have to think about his family if the opportunity arose. Asked if he was ruling out a move into coaching, the former Essendon captain said: 'You never say never... you never say never.
Daily Mail
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
AFL legend Matthew Lloyd brutally calls out Carlton star Charlie Curnow - 'doesn't fight as hard as he should'
AFL legend Matthew Lloyd has called for Carlton star Charlie Curnow to show more on-field grit, adamant the two-time Coleman Medallist 'doesn't fight as hard as he should.' Lloyd, who booted 926 goals in his decorated career with Essendon, made the scathing assessment on Channel 9's Footy Classified. He also declared on Monday the Blues have 'three holes in their list', pointing to the club's poor running backs, how they lack a standout running midfielder and have no elite small forwards in his eyes. Next in Lloyd's sights was Curnow, whose form has been mixed in 2025 - and the Bombers champion urged the key forward to be better. 'I don't think Charlie Curnow fights as hard as he should,' Lloyd said. 'They've (also) got eight players who are in the worst for kicking inside 50 in the competition, that's one thing, but when Charlie is getting beaten, I see him roll over far too easily. 'You compare him to champions like (Geelong's) Jeremy Cameron and (GWS') Jesse Hogan.' Carlton - who sit in 12th spot after 11 rounds - have the bye this weekend. Michael Voss' men are next in action on Sunday, June 8 when they take on Essendon at the MCG. The Blues have won just six of their past 20 games, with Voss' future as head coach in the spotlight. Speaking on Channel 7's The Agenda Setters, controversial footy commentator Kane Cornes urged the club not to move on Voss. 'I just think it's so clear and obvious what the problems are,' he said. 'Clearly it's personnel, there are so many holes, namely a small forward of any quality. 'There (also) just needs to be some calm. 'The last thing Carlton need is a new coach, the last thing they need to do is sack another coach.'
News.com.au
25-05-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
‘Doesn't seem right': Fremantle captain Alex Pearce's ugly collision sparks AFL debate
Fremantle captain Alex Pearce is set to come under scrutiny from the AFL's Match Review Officer for an ugly collision in his side's win over Port Adelaide on Saturday. The incident occurred in the fourth quarter of Fremantle's 49-point victory when Pearce jumped off the ground and collected Power halfback Darcy Byrne-Jones in a heavy hit. FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every match of every round in the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE in 4K, with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. Byrne Jones lay on the turf at Optus Stadium before being helped from the field. He played no further part in the game. Fox Footy tribunal guru David Zita wrote on X: 'Prior to impact, Alex Pearce looks at Darcy Byrne-Jones, leaves the ground and braces for impact, not contesting the ball. 'No malice, but should be enough for a charge, which has to be at least three matches given outcome. Dockers would certainly challenge..' Damian Barrett told Nine's Sunday Footy Show: 'I don't exactly know what he (Pearce) is expected to do in that situation, but we know how the game views that.' Watch Alex Pearce's collision with Darcy Byrne-Jones in the video above Former Adelaide Crow Rory Sloane added: 'As a defender you've got no choice but to brace. I think he's going to be given three weeks unfortunately on the back of what we've seen so far this year.' Essendon great Matthew Lloyd said: 'It's hard as a defender when you commit and then at the last second you see (the player) and you brace yourself.' Barrett added: 'It doesn't seem right, the three weeks, does it.' Dockers coach Justin Longmuir defended his skipper after the game, saying he thought he was making a play on the ball. Power coach Ken Hinkley didn't seem so sure. 'Once upon a time, there were footy incidents that weren't such a big issue, but they are now, and rightly so, because of the concussion,' Hinkley said. 'I'm sure both players went at the ball pretty reasonable. 'But in the end, there was a brace, seemed like a brace that causes some problems, and whether that's Darcy hitting his head on the ground or not, it causes concussion.' Byrne-Jones was in the prime position to take a mark. Only at the last second does Pearce appear to change focus from the ball to the Port forward, bracing a catching him high with his shoulder. Byrne-Jones' head does appear to hit the ground quite hard, however, Longmuir is not expecting anything to come from it. 'I'm not concerned at all,' he said. 'I love the courage of Byrne-Jones. You never like to see anyone get injured. But from what I saw, Alex is making a play on the ball. 'Extreme courage to go back with the flight like that and touch the ball before Alex gets there. But from what I see, Alex is making a play on the ball. 'I don't think he makes contact with the head. 'What's Alex supposed to do in that situation? Pull out of that contest and let him mark it, going back with a flight? He'd get crucified, if Alex pulled out of that contest, that's what would happen. 'I didn't think it was a free kick. I've got no issues with it being paid a free kick. But I didn't really think it was a free kick. I just thought it was two guys contesting the ball. 'I didn't see any head high contact.'
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Protest over Supreme Court gender ruling
More than a thousand people have attended a protest against a legal ruling that biology defines whether or not a person is a woman. Campaigners walked through Cardiff city centre as part of the trans liberation march. Supreme Court judges ruled on Wednesday that "woman and sex in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman and biological sex". In their ruling, the judges stressed that the law still protects transgender people. Protest organisers said the decision was a "backwards step" for equality. "I joined the Trans Support March in Cardiff today to stand with our trans community across Wales and the UK, following the Supreme Court ruling," said Matthew Lloyd. "Trans rights are human rights and we must fight any attempt to roll them back. Equality, safety, and dignity for trans people are not optional, they are non-negotiable." The Supreme Court ruling gives clarity - but now comes the difficult part Five key takeaways from Supreme Court ruling Supreme Court backs 'biological' definition of woman In the ruling Judge Lord Hodge said gender reassignment was a "protected characteristic" and there was a legal bar against discrimination based on "acquired gender". The ruling found the biological interpretation of sex was also required for single-sex spaces, including changing rooms and hostels, to "function coherently". The judges noted "similar confusion and impracticability" had arisen in relation to single-sex associations and charities, women's sport, public sector equality and the armed forces. The judges added: "The practical problems that arise under a certificated sex approach are clear indicators that this interpretation is not correct."
