What is it like leading an AFL team into battle? How has the player clean out at the end of last season effected the team? Are the players feeling the pressure of expectation? Find out all this and more in Matthew Lloyd's column -
The Insider - in season 2007. Lloyd is always honest in his opinions and that is not about change now that he is captain of the Bombers.
2007 columns
- A CELEBRATION FOR TWO TRUE LEGENDS, Wednesday, 22 August 2007
- LAYCOCK COURAGE IS PROMISING, Tuesday, 7 August 2007
- SHEEDY MILESTONE WILL INSPIRE THE TEAM, Wednesday, 11 July 2007
- OFF-FIELD INSPIRATIONS, Wednesday, 13 June 2007
- PAINT THE HOUSE RED AND BLACK, Thursday, 7 June 2007
- HANDS IN THE BACK RULE WILL CAUSE GRIEF, Wednesday, 30 May 2007
- GREAT TO SEE RAMA BACK, Sunday, 29 April 2007
- WE MUST NOT WASTE SOLID START, Tuesday, 3 April 2007
2006 columns
- NO SUCH THING AS A DEAD RUBBER, Friday, 1 September 2006
- TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE, Friday, 25 August 2006
- JAMES HIRD: BRILLIANCE AND COURAGE, Friday, 18 August 2006
- AN ACT OF SPORTING CHIVALRY, Thursday, 3 August 2006
- O'DONNELL READY TO STEER THE SHIP, Friday, 21 July 2006
- CROWS THE BENCHMARK, Friday, 30 June 2006
- MID SEASON REFLECTIONS, Friday, 16 June 2006
- 250 GREAT GAMES, Friday, 2 June 2006
- BRING BACK THE BIG V, Friday, 26 May 2006
- EARLY SEASON STAND OUTS, Friday, 19 May 2006
- HARD WORK THE ANSWER, Friday, 12 May 2006
- HILLE THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB, Thursday, 4 May 2006
- WITHSTANDING THE LEARNING CURVE , Thursday, 13 April 2006
- BEATING THE TRAVEL HOODOO, Friday, 7 April 2006
- READY TO REDEEM OURSELVES, Wednesday, 29 March 2006
2005 columns
- WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?, Thursday, 25 August 2005
- PLAYING FOR PRIDE , Thursday, 18 August 2005
- FINALS JUST AROUND THE CORNER, Tuesday, 9 August 2005
- GREAT ACHIEVEMENT FOR LUCAS, Wednesday, 3 August 2005
- SPORTING FANS PARADISE, Friday, 29 July 2005
- SNAP SHOT OF OUR FUTURE, Friday, 22 July 2005
- FINALS GONE BUT PLENTY TO PLAY FOR, Friday, 15 July 2005
- JUST A GREAT FOOTBALL STORY, Thursday, 7 July 2005
- GREAT WIN BUT THE JOB IS STILL AHEAD OF US, Thursday, 30 June 2005
- NEW FACES SHINE IN 2005, Thursday, 16 June 2005
- MEDIA SCRUTINY: IT'S JUST A PART OF THE JOB, Friday, 3 June 2005
- POINT PROVED, Wednesday, 18 May 2005
- QUALITY KIDS WILL ONLY IMPROVE, Tuesday, 10 May 2005
- AN HONOUR AND A CHALLENGE TO LEAD THIS CLUB, Wednesday, 4 May 2005
- BIG MAN WILL ONLY GET BETTER, Wednesday, 27 April 2005
- STAY POSITIVE WHEN THE PRESSURE COMES ON, Thursday, 21 April 2005
- TIME TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE COMPETITION, Wednesday, 13 April 2005
- OLD RIVALS HAVE PLENTY ON THE LINE, Tuesday, 5 April 2005
- FORWARDS MUST DEMAND THE FOOTBALL, Wednesday, 30 March 2005
2004 columns
- THE JOB IS NOWHERE NEAR DONE, Tuesday, 7 September 2004
- THE SHACKLES ARE OFF, IT'S FINALS TIME!, Tuesday, 31 August 2004
- LLOYD'S ALL AUSTRALIAN TEAM, Tuesday, 24 August 2004
- OLYMPIC FEVER, Tuesday, 17 August 2004
- A GOOD MOVIE MAKES THE WORLD OF DIFFERENCE, Tuesday, 10 August 2004
- A FRESH APPROACH, Tuesday, 3 August 2004
- LLOYD: WE MUST HANG TOUGH, Tuesday, 27 July 2004
- YOUNG PLAYERS LEAD THE WAY, Tuesday, 20 July 2004
- A SHORT WEEK, Tuesday, 13 July 2004
- BRISBANE GAME HALF THE PROBLEM, Tuesday, 6 July 2004
- THE COACHING CAPER, Tuesday, 29 June 2004
- MID-SEASON REPORT CARD, Tuesday, 15 June 2004
- LOOKING FORWARD, Tuesday, 8 June 2004
- CUPIDO'S BEST IS STILL TO COME, Tuesday, 1 June 2004
- SMALL MEN STANDING TALL, Tuesday, 25 May 2004
- FIGHT ON FOR SENIOR SPOTS, Tuesday, 18 May 2004
- PLAYERS REACHING GREAT HEIGHTS, Tuesday, 11 May 2004
- CAPTAIN O'CAPTAIN, Tuesday, 4 May 2004
- COMPETITION FULL OF QUALITY FORWARDS, Tuesday, 27 April 2004
- A TRADITION WORTH HOLDING ON TO, Tuesday, 20 April 2004
- A WEEK IN FOOTBALL IS A LONG TIME, Tuesday, 13 April 2004
- PACK THE DOME FOR MERCS, Tuesday, 6 April 2004
- A SHINING LIGHT, Tuesday, 30 March 2004
- LETS GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD, Tuesday, 23 March 2004
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