By Michael OβNeil and Jonty Ralphsmith
The Frankston Football Club is proud to announce that Joe Lloyd, Jackson Voss, Blake OβLeary and Liam Reidy have all re-signed for the 2022 season.
Each player will be looking to back up impressive debut seasons for the club.
2021 was the first year of senior footy for Lloyd, Voss and OβLeary as they graduated from NAB League footy to join the Dolphins ahead of 2020.
Lloyd quickly became a first choice defender. Possessing elite speed and among the best endurance runners at the club, Lloyd showed an ability to play on tall and small opponents in his eight games this season.
Voss settled in to become a midfield regular, debuting against Aspley early in the season before playing five consecutive games to finish the season.
A penetrating left boot, and poise and surety at ground level making him an enticing young prospect.
OβLeary is a zippy forward with plenty of tricks and an eye for the goals, registering six majors in his five matches.
Senior Coach Danny Ryan sees a strong future for the trio.
βTheyβre young pros in the VFL system, which you need to be to give yourself a chance to compete and perform at this level,β he said.
βWeβre working with Blake on his defensive game, but he has a big tank and loves getting in the gym, so he is giving himself every chance to succeed.β
203cm ruckman/key forward Liam Reidy made an impact in 2021.
His first year in the VFL system, Reidy showed himself to be an AFL-style athlete. He played a solitary game and Ryan sees him as a prospect with untapped potential.
βHe played against the Swans down at Werribee and made an impact in that victory. Weβre only scratching the surface with him, and heβs one who would have played more senior footy but for the shortened season.
βBeing his first year in the system heβs learnt plenty about his body and weβre excited to see his progress over the pre-season.β
Voss is looking forward to building on a strong 2021 from an individual and team perspective.
βFrankston is a good young developing club and we could see last year we were heading in the right direction and Iβm glad to be part of it,β Voss said.
β2021 was a good year of development for me and gave me a good indication of what it takes to play VFL footy.
βComing into the offseason and preseason, Iβll be smarter with the way I go about it and Iβm confident Iβll return strong and Iβm looking forward to getting back down and training with my mates.
βWeβve built a very good culture and everyoneβs inclusive no matter where youβve come from.
“Everyone puts in effort to get to know each other and I think Frankstonβs culture is different to other football cultures in that, rather than basing a culture off success, weβre building success based off a strong culture weβve established.β
Stay tuned to the Dolphins socials for more news on commitments from players and coaches for 2022.
