Former Essendon star and current-day media commentator Matthew Lloyd has praised the way Cats stars Joel Selwood and Patrick Dangerfield helped drag their team over the line against North Melbourne on Sunday.

"These two are absolute champions of the game and they didn't want to lose," Lloyd said on AFL.com.au's Access All Areas on Monday morning.

"They said, 'We've got to do whatever it takes to win.'

"Some of [their] efforts. It made me want to play again ... because I would love to play with these two players."