[citation needed] Lovett was a member of the Australian team that won the Cormac McAnallen Cup during the 2005 International Rules Series.
[6] The Geelong Football Club were said to be the most interested in securing the lively forward who still had one year to run on his contract at Essendon.
Lovett accepted the move despite other offers (from the Brisbane Lions and Port Adelaide) to remain in Melbourne with his family and friends whilst having the prospects of being involved in a premiership team.
[10] In the time between his dismissal from St Kilda and his acquittal, Lovett returned to East Perth to play the latter half of the 2010 WAFL season.
[citation needed] According to a Seven News report, Lovett fronted the Dandenong Magistrates’ Court—represented by top lawyer David Grace—and did not apply for bail.