After 10 rounds, Essendon great Matthew Lloyd has named his top seven trade or free agency recruits of the season so far.
The 2020 trade period was a busy one and saw both high profile moves and fringe players getting a second chance. Both feature on this list.
The likes of Adam Saad (Carlton), Jesse Hogan (GWS), Shaun Higgins (Geelong), Lachie Fogarty (Carlton), Jaidyn Stephenson (North Melbourne), Orazio Fantasia (Port Adelaide) and Stefan Martin (Western Bulldogs) were unlucky to miss the list.
See Lloyd’s list below:
7. Isaac Smith (Geelong)
“I thought he was getting a lot of dinky possessions early, but now he’s starting to do more damage,” Lloyd told Sportsday.
6. Aliir Aliir (Port Adelaide)
“I know he’s probably had the odd poor game where he’s been beaten in the air, but he’s been a brilliant recruit for them,” Lloyd said.
“He was probably the number one recruit after a month, he’s dropped off a bit like his team.”
5. Joe Daniher (Brisbane)
“It’s more his around the ground work. If they had have lost on the weekend, Daniher would have been victim number one. He’s still missing shots he should be kicking,” Lloyd said.
4. Tom Hickey (Sydney)
“Unfortunately he may miss because of a knee injury that doesn’t appear to be getting any better, but gee he has been amazing,” Gerard Healy said.
3. Nick Hind (Essendon)
“Scott Lucas is his manager and he told me once that the Saints offered him one year and the Bombers have offered him two. He has been as good a half back as Adam Saad in the first 10 rounds of the season and he’s probably on $250,000,” Lloyd said.
2. Jeremy Cameron (Geelong)
“I know he’s missed games, but I think Jeremy will probably be number one by the end of the year,” Lloyd said.
1. Adam Treloar (Western Bulldogs)
“Everyone wanted to knock his kicking, he has been exceptional, he’s kicked more goals and he’s been brilliant for the Dogs,” Lloyd said.
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