Essendon great Matthew Lloyd has lauded Bombers young forward Nate Caddy’s performance against Brisbane on Thursday night.

Lloyd thought Caddy “played the best game he’s ever played at AFL level”, and caused some grief for Harris Andrews!

“The hype has been I think probably too much on him to this point in time … but last night the hype became real for me,” Lloyd said on Wide World of Sports.

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