Richmond (2014–2018) Lloyd was drafted by with the club's third pick and the 66th selection overall in the
2013 AFL National Draft. He made his AFL debut in round 4,
2014 against at the
MCG. Lloyd was again omitted for a final time late in the season after three consecutive matches at AFL level. He finished the year having played eight matches and kicking a total of 10 goals, including three bags of three in a match. He kicked three goals in the victory, and ensured he would remain in the selection mix for some time. Lloyd was ultimately dropped in round 6 however, after playing five straight matches in the club's AFL side. He played reserves football in the VFL for much of the year before reutnring to AFL football in round 17 where he played in each of the club's final seven games of the home-and-away season. Despite his string of form, Lloyd was unceremoniously dropped from the club's side to play in a first round elimination final. At the time coach
Damien Hardwick cited the "upside" of replacement players
Ben Griffiths and
Reece Conca. He finished 2015 having managed 13 goals from 12 games played at AFL level. He went on to play in every one of the remaining games that season, finishing with a total of 35 goals from 22 games. He finished equal twelfth in the club's
best and fairest and second in the club's
leading goalkicker award. In 2017 Lloyd would begin the season in Richmond's best-22, before a ten disposal outing saw him dropped from the club's round 2 side. It had been his 30th consecutive match at senior level. After two months of reserves football in the VFL, Lloyd returned to AFL action in round 9. He remained in the side for the next seven matches, recording goals on five occasions. He did not return to senior football in 2017 instead playing with the reserves team through to their finals campaign. He transitioned to a midfield role at that level, playing in each of the club's three finals three victories as well as in their losing grand final against
Port Melbourne. He recorded 35 disposals, 10 tackles, nine clearances and a goal and received the
Norm Goss Memorial Medal as the best on ground despite his side losing the match. He was the first person in the 35-year history of the award to win the medal from a losing side. Contract speculation surrounded Lloyd in the off-season that followed, with his manager confirming he had attracted some interest from other clubs. While media reports linked Lloyd to a move to Geelong, these ultimately went unfounded and Lloyd remained with Richmond at the end of the trade period. Lloyd finished the 2017 season having played eight matches and kicked six goals at senior level. Following a strong showing in the midfield at the end of the VFL season previous, Lloyd spent the 2016-2017 off-season undergoing a permanent positional change, training exclusively with the club's midfielder group. Lloyd was one of a select group of senior players to participate in Richmond's
AFLX team in February, before playing in the second of the club's two pre-season matches. He was in contention to replace the injured
Dion Prestia in round 1's side, but lost out, instead playing his first AFL match of the season in round 3. Lloyd was dropped after just one match however, replaced by Prestia and premiership teammate
Josh Caddy. He returned again for a single match in round 5, dropped again despite a two-goal performance. Luck favoured him in round 7, named as a last-minute injury replacement for captain
Trent Cotchin and earning a second straight match for the first time in 2018 on the back of that performance. In his next match, round 8 against , Lloyd was named among Richmond's best while recording career-highs in disposals (24), contested possessions (13) and clearances (4). He was immediately prodigious at that level, kicking four goals and gathering 33 disposals in his first match back along with two goals and 31 disposals the following week. In early June Lloyd was charged with and accepted a one-match suspension from the VFL's match review panel after engaging in rough conduct against player Lachlan Schultz. By mid-July he was back to his best at VFL-level, recording 38 disposals and two goals in a win over the North Melbourne reserves side. Lloyd did not earn an AFL recall that week and would instead have to wait until round 20 to play again at the top level. Though he recorded 17 disposals and kicked a goal in that win over Geelong he could not hold his spot, omitted from the club's side to face Gold Coast the following week. Lloyd returned to senior football in round 22, recalled as a replacement for injured captain
Trent Cotchin. He was unable to hold his spot into the finals series however, with Cotchin returning after just one match. At VFL level he helped the club secure the league's minor premiership, before sitting out the finals series' first match as a carryover emergency for the club's forthcoming AFL qualifying final against . Richmond football manager
Neil Balme publicly spoke out against the scheduling issue that forced both Lloyd and teammate
Ryan Garthwaite to miss the match, blaming a lack of cooperation between officials at the AFL and VFL. Lloyd would ultimately go unselected in that AFL final, but would be available for the following VFL semi-final against Essendon. Despite his return, the club would endure a second straight VFL finals loss that saw them knocked out of the finals series and ending their season. Lloyd finished the year having played seven matches at AFL level, while playing a further 11 with the club's reserves side in the VFL. A
Herald Sun report two weeks later claimed Lloyd was more likely to stay at Richmond than move to another club. Six days out from the beginning of the trade period however, Lloyd's manager announced publicly that he had agreed to a contract with the Bulldogs for 2019 and was certain to be traded there during the
forthcoming player exchange period.
Western Bulldogs (2019–2020) Lloyd was traded to the in the second week of the trade period in exchange for the club's fourth round draft selection. He enjoyed his best season since 2016, playing all 23 games for his new club in 2019 and leading the Bulldogs' goalkicking with 38 goals. Lloyd announced his retirement from AFL football on 15 December 2020 to “pursue some exciting business opportunities outside of the football industry.” ==Statistics==