#138 Matthew Lloyd - AFL Legend
About this episode
Brian and Harrison discuss various topics in the AFL and interview Matthew Lloyd, exploring his career and insights into football and coaching.
This week Brian and Harrison intro the show by covering all the major topics in their lives and within the AFL, including; BT's current home project, Sydney Swans in turmoil, Robert Erwin's Logies performance, Legends Game preview, Rocky and CHAT-BT are back, and plenty more. Their guest this week is Essendon Football Club legend and one of the greatest full-forwards of all-time, Matthew Lloyd. With 270 AFL games, 926 goals, 3x Coleman Medals, 5x All-Australian selections and a captaincy at Essendon, Lloydy knows plenty about kicking goals. From his famously meticulous goal-kicking routine to the perfectionism that drove him to constantly refine his craft, there’s plenty of insight into what made him such a dangerous forward. The conversation goes well beyond football too, as Lloydy opens up about his transition out of the game, the challenge of finding his feet in the media, and what it’s like going from being scrutinised as a player to scrutinising players himself. The boys probe Lloydy on what life was like at Essendon during his time, including; what Kevin Sheedy and James Hird were really like behind closed doors, the pressure that comes with…
Sponsors
Yellow Iron Fleet, Toyota Good For Footy
More episodes of Life of Brian
- #140 Leon Davis - Collingwood Football Club Legend
- #139 AFL Finals Preview '26, Legends Game + A Melbourne Property Market Update w Charlie Barham
- #137 Jack Heverin - Sports Commentator
- #136 Craig McRae - AFL Premiership Player & Coach
- #135 Jeremy Burgess - MotoGP Icon
- #134 Max Gawn - AFL Superstar
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Life of Brian podcast page.