Matthew Lloyd spent time at North Melbourne’s Arden Street base as part of a pre-season briefing on Monday, coincidentally at the same time news of Tarryn Thomas’ 18-week AFL suspension broke.

As reported by Channel 9’s Tom Morris, Thomas is set for a long stint on the sidelines after more domestic violence allegations came to light in recent weeks.

“You can sense the way they were talking (the Tarryn Thomas issue) was draining (for them),” he told Sam McClure on Wide World of Sports. 

Click PLAY to hear Sam McClure and Matthew Lloyd’s discussion on the reported Tarryn Thomas suspension 

“I’d put him in the Harley Bennell bracket, he’ll be lost to football and he’ll be one of the most wasted talents we’ve ever seen in the game.”