While senior listed at Richmond in 2017, he won the Norm Goss Memorial Medal as best on ground during the club's reserves grand final in the VFL.

[4] Outside of school Lloyd was also a member of the Geelong Falcons squad but did not manage to play a match due to injury concerns.

Despite his string of form, Lloyd was unceremoniously dropped from the club's side to play North Melbourne in a first round elimination final.

At the time coach Damien Hardwick cited the "upside" of replacement players Ben Griffiths and Reece Conca.

[16][17] 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.

[11] He was again dropped in round 17, this time following his 50th career AFL match played the previous week against St Kilda at Etihad Stadium.

[21][22] 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.

[19][28] 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.

[34][35] 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.

[36][37] In his next match, round 8 against North Melbourne, Lloyd was named among Richmond's best while recording career-highs in disposals (24), contested possessions (13) and clearances (4).

[40][41] 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 Williamstown player Lachlan Schultz.

[42] 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.

[44] 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.

[45] Lloyd returned to senior football in round 22, recalled as a replacement for injured captain Trent Cotchin.

[48][49][50] 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.

[3][60] Lloyd is a co-founder of Mood Swing, a community organisation that raises funds and awareness for suicide prevention and mental illness treatment.