Lloyd Johnston Explained

Lloyd Johnston
Fullname:Lloyd Johnston
Birth Date:21 September 2004
Originalteam:Wanderers Football Club (NTFL)
NT Thunder (Talent League)
Height:184 cm
Position:Forward
Guernsey:38
Years1:2023–
Games Goals1:9 (3)
Statsend:2024

Lloyd Johnston (born 21 September 2004) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Career

Lloyd, of Yanyuwa and Garrwa[1] ancestry was raised in Borroloola.[2] He moved to Darwin, Northern Territory and played with the Wanderers Football Club in the Northern Territory Football League where he won the league's Rising Star award and the NT Thunder before being contracted with the Gold Coast Suns through the Darwin Gold Coast Suns Academy. He was drafted as a Category B rookie in the 2022 AFL draft by the Gold Coast Suns. After impressing with the Gold Coast's Victorian Football League side. His exciting performances in the AFL saw him receive a contract extension until 2026.[3]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2024[4]

|-| 2023 || || 38| 2 || 0 || 0 || 16 || 8 || 24 || 4 || 3 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 8.0 || 4.0 || 12.0 || 2.0 || 1.5|-| 2024 || || 38| 7 || 3 || 3 || 43 || 25 || 68 || 21 || 15 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 6.1 || 3.6 || 9.7 || 3.0 || 2.1|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 9 !! 3 !! 3 !! 59 !! 33 !! 92 !! 25 !! 18 !! 0.3 !! 0.3 !! 6.6 !! 3.7 !! 10.2 !! 2.8 !! 2.0|}

Notes and References

  1. https://www.aflplayers.com.au/app/uploads/2024/05/Indigenous-Player-Map-Update-2024-scaled.jpg AFL Players Association Indigenous Players Map 2024
  2. https://nit.com.au/19-08-2023/7283/lloyd-johnston-to-debut-for-suns Lloyd Johnston to debut for Suns
  3. https://www.goldcoastfc.com.au/news/1591654/johnston-re-signs Lloyd Johnston Extends
  4. Web site: Lloyd Johnston. AFLTables. 14 September 2024.