Lloyd Johnston

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Lloyd Johnston
Personal information
Full name Lloyd Johnston
Date of birth (2004-09-21) 21 September 2004 (age 20)
Original team(s) Wanderers Football Club (NTFL)
NT Thunder (Talent League)
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Gold Coast
Number 38
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2023– Gold Coast 9 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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).

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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]
Legend
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Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2023 Gold Coast 3820016824430.00.08.04.012.02.01.5
2024 Gold Coast 3873343256821150.40.46.13.69.73.02.1
Career93359339225180.30.36.63.710.22.82.0

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    References

    1. AFL Players Association Indigenous Players Map 2024
    2. Lloyd Johnston to debut for Suns by Jackson Clark 19 August 2023
    3. Lloyd Johnston Extends By SUNS Media 11 July 2024
    4. "Lloyd Johnston". AFLTables. Retrieved 14 September 2024.