Defender Mitch Lloyd will add to Werribee’s Victorian Football League ranks for next season.
Lloyd arrives at Melbourne Avalon Airport Oval after a breakout 2025 campaign in the Victorian Amatuer Football Association, where he claimed the league rising star award.
The 19-year-old made an immediate impact in premier men’s football, playing 16 games in his debut season and slotting seamlessly into the Blues backline.
Standing as a composed and athletic intercept defender, he averaged 18 disposals, 8 marks and 3 rebound 50s per game, quickly becoming a key pillar in defence.
Lloyd’s football journey began in the Hampden Football League with Koroit, progressing from the junior ranks to make his senior debut in 2022.
He also featured for the GWV Rebels in the Coates Talent League in 2023 and 2024.
In 2025, he moved to Melbourne to study at Deakin Burwood and played four games for Geelong’s VFL program.
Lloyd’s first taste of VFLcame in remarkable circumstances in round one this year.
He was preparing to play a practice match for University Blues when Geelong contacted him shortly before the opening bounce, calling him in as a late replacement for their clash with Sandringham.
After rushing to Trevor Barker Beach Oval and joining the game in the second term, he produced a composed debut.
His early-season form with University Blues later earned him selection for the Big V under-19 side, where he helped steer Victoria to a dominant win over the Bendigo Football League.
“I’ve signed with Werribee for next year, and I’ll be giving everything I can to try and get the best out of myself. AFL is still the goal and the dream, so hopefully I can tick off more steps over the next couple of years and get my name in there one day,” he said.
Lloyd becomes Werribee’s eighth confirmed new signing for the 2026 season.
