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‘Too good for this level’: High praise for Dockers giant

Peel Thunder coach Geoff Valentine has credited dominant Fremantle ruck Lloyd Meek for his consistency amid contract speculation and pressure on his AFL spot.
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Peel Thunder coach Geoff Valentine and Dockers forward Bailey Banfield praise ruck Lloyd Meek​

Jordan McArdle
The West Australian
Mon, 29 August 2022

Peel coach Geoff Valentine has credited dominant Fremantle ruck Lloyd Meek for his consistency amid contract speculation and pressure on his AFL spot.

The 24-year-old is shaping up as a Sandover Medal smokey after another best-afield performance in Saturday’s 73-point demolition of West Coast in Mandurah.

Meek easily got the better of Eagles AFL-listed pair Bailey Williams and Hugh Dixon, both at the stoppages and with his elite work rate and follow-up around the ground.

He finished with 33 hit-outs, 22 disposals, five marks, four tackles and a goal in a well-rounded display to help the Thunder keep fifth spot with round one to go.

Valentine said he’s come to expect those sorts of performances from Meek, who “no doubt” would be getting some rival AFL interest ahead of the trade period in October.

It comes after Channel Seven’s chief football writer Tom Browne revealed Greater Western Sydney, who Meek played against in Canberra in the final home-and-away round, had made enquiries about the country Victorian.

“I think those are perhaps the options before him,” Valentine said.

“He’s obviously contracted for next year but I’ve got no doubt, going from what I read in the papers, that there’s five, six, seven clubs that are saying ‘hey mate, come to us and we’ll make you our No.1 ruckman’.
WAFL Peel Thunder vs West Coast Eagles at Lane Group Stadium, Mandurah. Pictured - Peel's Lloyd Meek competes at the throw in
Meek has been in good touch. Credit: Daniel Wilkins/The West Australian

“He’s just been enormous for us and we know what we’re going to get, 23 or 24 touches, 15 of those will be contested, clearance work, drifting forward and taking a couple of marks.

“It’s just the growth in his game and he’s a wonderful fella and we’re lucky enough to have him.”

The athletic 203cm giant is more unlikely than likely to hold his spot in the Fremantle line-up for next Saturday night’s AFL elimination final against Western Bulldogs at Optus Stadium with a trio of tall forwards in the mix to return from injury.

Swingman Griffin Logue (groin) and forward/ruck Rory Lobb (shoulder) are both expected to play, while coach Justin Longmuir said confirmed Matt Taberner was touch and go to come back from a calf issue.

Meek gave selectors food for thought with his improved forward craft, taking a couple of contested marks inside 50 and kicking a goal.

His Dockers and Thunder teammate Bailey Banfield said the smooth-moving big man has showed he’s “too good for the level” this season.

“We’ve seen that today and throughout the whole season really,” Banfield told The West Australian.

“He’s too good to be playing at this level and it’s shown in his performances.

“He’s dominant here and when he does step up to AFL level, and we’ve seen that this year with Wils (veteran defender Nathan Wilson) as well and Hughesy (defender Ethan Hughes), all of those boys play well and do what the team needs.

“They’ve just been a bit unlucky with team balance and structure and the AFL team has been going really well as well, so it’s hard to break into as I know as well.”

Meek, who signed a two-year contract extension at the end of last year, has played 16 games for the Dockers including six this season, struggling for regular appearances behind first-choice ruck Sean Darcy and the versatile Rory Lobb and Griffin Logue.

Things could be complicated further next season when the expected arrival of Melbourne premiership tall Luke Jackson.
 
krakouers said:

‘Too good for this level’: High praise for Dockers giant

Peel Thunder coach Geoff Valentine has credited dominant Fremantle ruck Lloyd Meek for his consistency amid contract speculation and pressure on his AFL spot.
thewest.com.au

Peel Thunder coach Geoff Valentine and Dockers forward Bailey Banfield praise ruck Lloyd Meek​

Jordan McArdle
The West Australian
Mon, 29 August 2022

Peel coach Geoff Valentine has credited dominant Fremantle ruck Lloyd Meek for his consistency amid contract speculation and pressure on his AFL spot.

The 24-year-old is shaping up as a Sandover Medal smokey after another best-afield performance in Saturday’s 73-point demolition of West Coast in Mandurah.

Meek easily got the better of Eagles AFL-listed pair Bailey Williams and Hugh Dixon, both at the stoppages and with his elite work rate and follow-up around the ground.

He finished with 33 hit-outs, 22 disposals, five marks, four tackles and a goal in a well-rounded display to help the Thunder keep fifth spot with round one to go.

Valentine said he’s come to expect those sorts of performances from Meek, who “no doubt” would be getting some rival AFL interest ahead of the trade period in October.

It comes after Channel Seven’s chief football writer Tom Browne revealed Greater Western Sydney, who Meek played against in Canberra in the final home-and-away round, had made enquiries about the country Victorian.

“I think those are perhaps the options before him,” Valentine said.

“He’s obviously contracted for next year but I’ve got no doubt, going from what I read in the papers, that there’s five, six, seven clubs that are saying ‘hey mate, come to us and we’ll make you our No.1 ruckman’.
WAFL Peel Thunder vs West Coast Eagles at Lane Group Stadium, Mandurah. Pictured - Peel's Lloyd Meek competes at the throw in's Lloyd Meek competes at the throw in
Meek has been in good touch. Credit: Daniel Wilkins/The West Australian

“He’s just been enormous for us and we know what we’re going to get, 23 or 24 touches, 15 of those will be contested, clearance work, drifting forward and taking a couple of marks.

“It’s just the growth in his game and he’s a wonderful fella and we’re lucky enough to have him.”

The athletic 203cm giant is more unlikely than likely to hold his spot in the Fremantle line-up for next Saturday night’s AFL elimination final against Western Bulldogs at Optus Stadium with a trio of tall forwards in the mix to return from injury.

Swingman Griffin Logue (groin) and forward/ruck Rory Lobb (shoulder) are both expected to play, while coach Justin Longmuir said confirmed Matt Taberner was touch and go to come back from a calf issue.

Meek gave selectors food for thought with his improved forward craft, taking a couple of contested marks inside 50 and kicking a goal.

His Dockers and Thunder teammate Bailey Banfield said the smooth-moving big man has showed he’s “too good for the level” this season.

“We’ve seen that today and throughout the whole season really,” Banfield told The West Australian.

“He’s too good to be playing at this level and it’s shown in his performances.

“He’s dominant here and when he does step up to AFL level, and we’ve seen that this year with Wils (veteran defender Nathan Wilson) as well and Hughesy (defender Ethan Hughes), all of those boys play well and do what the team needs.

“They’ve just been a bit unlucky with team balance and structure and the AFL team has been going really well as well, so it’s hard to break into as I know as well.”

Meek, who signed a two-year contract extension at the end of last year, has played 16 games for the Dockers including six this season, struggling for regular appearances behind first-choice ruck Sean Darcy and the versatile Rory Lobb and Griffin Logue.

Things could be complicated further next season when the expected arrival of Melbourne premiership tall Luke Jackson.
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Why do we want another ruck. We have our allotment rightly or wrongly
 
Le Grille said:
Why do we want another ruck. We have our allotment rightly or wrongly
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Just saw some comments earlier on about Meek if we did want one
 
krakouers said:
Just saw some comments earlier on about Meek if we did want one
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All good not having a crack it’s more just to remind everyone that we have made choices re our rucks and are largely stuck with them
 
King Corey said:
Agree but neither of the understudies are exactly screaming 200 games of awesomeness coming up so far.
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How do you propose we jettison those pkayers though we shouldn’t be carrying 4-5 rucks
 
Le Grille said:
How do you propose we jettison those pkayers though
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As always, through complex trades where they are worth 4x their asking price!
 
krakouers said:
As always, through complex trades where they are worth 4x their asking price!
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Ok let’s trade xerri to saints for hill, just don’t know what we can do for CCJ maybe ask Rich for sone amnesty I guess
 
The b shart said:
Anyone heard any rumours about
I wouldnt be surprised if the aints didn't come knocking for xerri again, now that Ryder is gone
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Hope so. Not up to it.
 
Le Grille said:
How do you propose we jettison those pkayers though we shouldn’t be carrying 4-5 rucks
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I'm not suggesting we bat 4-5 deep. Just pointing we have a few rucks but only one good one as it stands. This ain't Petrie, Goldstein, McIntosh, Hale all fighting it out.

Agree we put ourselves in a corner by paradoxically awarding long term deals to thus far mundane ruckmen and tightening up the purse strings for almost everyone else.
 
Le Grille said:
Ok let’s trade xerri to saints for hill, just don’t know what we can do for CCJ maybe ask Rich for sone amnesty I guess
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Don’t know why so many are keen on Hill? He was putrid this year. Run and has skills (sometimes) but soft as butter and he just adds to an already undersized team. He is Polec mark 2.
 
King Corey said:
I'm not suggesting we bat 4-5 deep. Just pointing we have a few rucks but only one good one as it stands. This ain't Petrie, Goldstein, McIntosh, Hale all fighting it out.

Agree we put ourselves in a corner by paradoxically awarding long term deals to thus far mundane ruckmen and tightening up the purse strings for almost everyone else.
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My point is we are stuck with xerri and ccj long term and hope that Edwards gets strong enough. We should keep Goldy for a year at least. We are stuck with a ruck core that long term doesn’t have much going for it but we long term committed, we can’t afford to add another ruck to the list and I doubt we can move xerri and ccj on so we are a little hamstrung
 
Le Grille said:
My point is we are stuck with xerri and ccj long term and hope that Edwards gets strong enough. We should keep Goldy for a year at least. We are stuck with a ruck core that long term doesn’t have much going for it but we long term committed, we can’t afford to add another ruck to the list and I doubt we can move xerri and ccj on so we are a little hamstrung
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Yeh may have screwed the pooch.
 
speedy said:
Don’t know why so many are keen on Hill? He was putrid this year. Run and has skills (sometimes) but soft as butter and he just adds to an already undersized team. He is Polec mark 2.
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The only reason I am is he has two things we need run and skill, I think for us he wouldn’t be “the man” and whilst his contract is terrible we have space in the cap and that wage reduces the trade needed to get him in.

He gets on the park which is already a huge upgrade on Polec.
 
Dumont2Brown said:
Xerri for Hill. Get it done.
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I thought the plan was to get him for next to nothing due to the salary dump? Still don’t want him regardless but getting rid of our number 2 ruck makes it even worse. It just means we have to find another ruck. No confidence in CCJ atm.

Also, how long was Xerri carrying that shoulder? It wouldn’t surprise me if he was carrying it for a while. People too quick to judge him. He dominated VFL.
 
New_Roo said:
If they are only offering him 350k, that's very easy to compete with


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$350k plus $250k visy cardboard cutout role.
 
Tarryn Thomas - His 'people / entourage' already had talks with GCS a couple of weeks ago. Just chatting at this stage, but it was initiated from TT end.

We are obviously keen, but wary of his off-field stuff, as culture has been a long-standing problem up here.

He is the type of player we need - and we have a ton of spare picks.

Things are on-going still, so I have been told.
 
speedy said:
I thought the plan was to get him for next to nothing due to the salary dump? Still don’t want him regardless but getting rid of our number 2 ruck makes it even worse. It just means we have to find another ruck. No confidence in CCJ atm.

Also, how long was Xerri carrying that shoulder? It wouldn’t surprise me if he was carrying it for a while. People too quick to judge him. He dominated VFL.
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Rather get a rookie or someone elses 2nd/3rd and pay alot less for the exact same output as Xerri.
 
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