Matthew Lloyd has appealed for the return of a bag that contained a pair of specially made boots imported from the USA. Lloyd’s bag was stolen from the dining area of the hotel at which the team is staying. Security vision showed an elderly man walking out of the complex carrying the bag.

Lloyd has four pairs of the imported boots and will be able to get a pair to the Gold Coast in time for tomorrow night’s match. However, he would like to have the bag returned.

""I hope the bag can be returned. I don’t imagine they (the boots) would be much use to anybody else – they can just drop the bag back from where they got it and no questions will be asked,"" Lloyd said.