Talking Footy

Gees Lloyd, give the guy a chance. It's only his first season in the AFL.

Folau will 'get in the way' at GWS
Matt Murnane
June 18, 2012 Read later

CHAMPION goalkicker Matthew Lloyd has cast doubt on Israel Folau's future in the AFL, and fears giving the rugby league convert ''token'' games could stifle the development of young Greater Western Sydney forwards Jonathon Patton and Jeremy Cameron.

Lloyd, who mentored both Cameron and Patton as juniors at the Australian Institute of Sport, says playing Folau would only ''get in the way'' of the Giants duo becoming the league's most lethal one-two punch in the future.

But his view was countered by his former coach at Essendon, GWS coach Kevin Sheedy, who is adamant there is room for all three key forwards.

Just because Folau did not rise through the normal AFL developmental ranks should not mean his unique talent deserved less opportunity to flourish, Sheedy said last night.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/AFL/AFL-news/fola ... z1yBhBa4Bv

That was a brain fade by Matthew Lloyd!

Yes interesting indeed. I have to say I have some inside info on this matter but would prefer not to post it for confidentiality reasons.

Lets just hope folau can keep improving. Apparently he's lost 24 odd kilos and we all know it took khunt a season before he really showed anything...albeit little. I still have faith that once he gets some gamesense he'll have the skills to be a decent forward.

TLPG wrote:

That was a brain fade by Matthew Lloyd!

Jealousy!

Bombers couldn't entice their high profile rl player across.

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TLPG, You need a brain for it to fade. Impossible for Lloydy. He needs to stop commentating and get another life. Hope GWS beat Melbourne this week.