AFL Player # 9: Dylan Shiel - Sticking around for 2025 18/10

[Beerfish]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2024 2025
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 35, eth-dog

 

[Blind Turn]

Shiel may be having one of those periods with his kicking - He was a good kick at GWS, while he's kicking at EFC is just missing the target - It's not like he is shanking his kicks.

From my own experience as an explosive mid back in the day, when you travel at full tilt your mind is often in the pure moment of ‘dash from congestion’ when all of a sudden you’re out in clear space and you realise you have more time than you had and suddenly the pure moment’s gone and you can over-think the next moment of play ahead of you. I’m sure his skills are fine, he just needs to be able to tap into the composure that a Dusty Martin finds once he clears congestion.

 

[JayJ20]

Shiel may be having one of those periods with his kicking - He was a good kick at GWS, while he's kicking at EFC is just missing the target - It's not like he is shanking his kicks.

His kicking was much better against North. Goal kicking is the only thing remaining. If he kicks frequent goals, then we have a genuine star of the competition.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

This thread needs more gifs please

Unfort you can’t see it because it’s just before it cuts to the closer camera frame, but he legit looks, sees it’s Ziebell, and then just runs off instead of getting rid of it.

 

[Zach Package]

4 goal assists from a permanent on baller is genuinely ridiculous. No one else has had 4 in a game in the last fortnight and I can’t be bothered going back any further.

So far he’s a seamless fit in every single way and worth the significant outlay

 

[Beerfish]

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Unfort you can’t see it because it’s just before it cuts to the closer camera frame, but he legit looks, sees it’s Ziebell, and then just runs off instead of getting rid of it.

 

[cAsEy_18]

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Unfort you can’t see it because it’s just before it cuts to the closer camera frame, but he legit looks, sees it’s Ziebell, and then just runs off instead of getting rid of it.

I thought Josh Kelly might’ve chased him down...

 

[JayJ20]

Highlights from the North game:



He was so good.

 

[Bombfire]

Shiel may be having one of those periods with his kicking - He was a good kick at GWS, while he's kicking at EFC is just missing the target - It's not like he is shanking his kicks.

You mean we haven't yet seen the best of Shiel?

 

[Bombfire]

Highlights from the North game:



He was so good.

Get tired looking at all his hard work.

 

[HirdyLannister]

I'm glad Hawthorne knocked back Shiel's advances.

 

[Vindicater]

I'm glad Hawthorne knocked back Shiel's advances.

Yep, Wingard will surely help their midfield out now.

 

[Bombermania]

His kicking was much better against North. Goal kicking is the only thing remaining. If he kicks frequent goals, then we have a genuine star of the competition.

I don't think he missed a target in the first half.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Been a while since I’ve seen less pressure in an AFL game than that.

Good chance he gets a hard tag on Thurs I reckon. Fascinated to see how he goes.

 

[Donakebab]

Been a while since I’ve seen less pressure in an AFL game than that.

Good chance he gets a hard tag on Thurs I reckon. Fascinated to see how he goes.

A tag won't be anything new, copped them often enough at GWS.

Tagging Shiel leaves Merrett or Zaharakis off the hook, happy to watch them run amok on ANZAC Day.

 

[carloss]

Been a while since I’ve seen less pressure in an AFL game than that.

Round 1 V GWS?

 

[citizen-erased]

Yep, Wingard will surely help their midfield out now.

best part is they gave up Burton too. give me the unknown vs a kid you know is good.
Burton has every chance of being a better player than Wingard. Has a breakout year, then 2nd year blues, and he's out. for Wingard. lol

 

[Gumby2Hurley]

Kick a goal ffs

 

[carloss]

What a jet. Having this guy in the midfield makes the job so much easier for others in the midfield.
Plus the more he plays, the more the team will gel with him.

 

[mzuppit]

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/...y/news-story/1f573f050ebb9f56dc0ea785e088932e

Essendon recruit Dylan Shiel to earn thousands from side job working for Bombers powerbroker and property tycoon Mark Casey
Michael Warner, Herald Sun
an hour ago
Subscriber only

Star Essendon recruit Dylan Shiel has landed a side job working for a wealthy Bombers powerbroker.

In an arrangement ticked off by the AFL, Shiel has joined property tycoon and former Essendonians coterie club president Mark Casey at his company, Casey Capital.

Casey tonight confirmed he had employed Shiel on a part-time basis to “learn the property game for life after football”.

Shiel, 26, shifted from Greater Western Sydney to the Dons in exchange for two first-round draft picks during last October’s trade period.

Carlton and St Kilda had hotly pursued Shiel, with the Blues flying him to Noosa on a private jet as part of an unsuccessful bid to win his signature.

“Dylan is an intelligent person and is keen to create a future outside of football,” Casey told the Herald Sun.

“He has aspirations to be a property developer, so we are delighted to have him as part of the Casey Capital team.

“Dylan will be working with me closely on two new large-scale residential projects, one west of Melbourne and the other a new $2 billion town on the Byron Bay coast.”

The AFL stipulates that all financial arrangements with club supporters and third-party benefactors must be unrelated to player contracts or a players’ decision to move clubs.

Asked whether Shiel was aware of the prospect of working for him before he agreed to join the Bombers, Casey said: “I had no discussions with Dylan prior to him joining the club.”

He said Shiel would earn up to $20,000 a year in wages, but receive “invaluable experience and first-hand opportunities to invest in future projects as all staff do”.

Casey, the brother of former Richmond president Clinton Casey, was behind the lucrative Armstrong Creek property venture that saw Essendon legend Mark “Bomber” Thompson and Bombers list boss Adrian Dodoro split a $14 million jackpot from an investment of $394,000 each.

Dodoro oversaw the negotiations that sent Shiel to the Dons in a swap for pick No. 9 in last year’s draft and Essendon’s first-round selection this season.

Casey, whose company has more than 10,000 lots under its portfolio of projects, has previously mentored Essendon players Andrew Welsh and Dean Solomon in the property development game.

Welsh, 36, was named in last year’s top 25 Young Rich List with an estimated fortune of $121 million.

“Our company has a diverse range of projects from new towns, childcare, townhouses and retirement villages, and Dylan will be part of the team that will deliver these projects,” Casey said.

In 2012, Greater Western Sydney was forced to include the wages of its recruiter, Phil Scully, in the club’s salary cap after the Herald Sun revealed his employment had been directly related to the signing of his son, Tom Scully.

 

[Bombfire]

No doubt the Hawks will be bleating and whinging about this arrangement.

 

[Yoda_]

No doubt the Hawks will be bleating and whinging about this arrangement.

**** them

 

[Albertross]

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/...y/news-story/1f573f050ebb9f56dc0ea785e088932e

Essendon recruit Dylan Shiel to earn thousands from side job working for Bombers powerbroker and property tycoon Mark Casey
Michael Warner, Herald Sun
an hour ago
Subscriber only

Star Essendon recruit Dylan Shiel has landed a side job working for a wealthy Bombers powerbroker.

In an arrangement ticked off by the AFL, Shiel has joined property tycoon and former Essendonians coterie club president Mark Casey at his company, Casey Capital.

Casey tonight confirmed he had employed Shiel on a part-time basis to “learn the property game for life after football”.

Shiel, 26, shifted from Greater Western Sydney to the Dons in exchange for two first-round draft picks during last October’s trade period.

Carlton and St Kilda had hotly pursued Shiel, with the Blues flying him to Noosa on a private jet as part of an unsuccessful bid to win his signature.

“Dylan is an intelligent person and is keen to create a future outside of football,” Casey told the Herald Sun.

“He has aspirations to be a property developer, so we are delighted to have him as part of the Casey Capital team.

“Dylan will be working with me closely on two new large-scale residential projects, one west of Melbourne and the other a new $2 billion town on the Byron Bay coast.”

The AFL stipulates that all financial arrangements with club supporters and third-party benefactors must be unrelated to player contracts or a players’ decision to move clubs.

Asked whether Shiel was aware of the prospect of working for him before he agreed to join the Bombers, Casey said: “I had no discussions with Dylan prior to him joining the club.”

He said Shiel would earn up to $20,000 a year in wages, but receive “invaluable experience and first-hand opportunities to invest in future projects as all staff do”.

Casey, the brother of former Richmond president Clinton Casey, was behind the lucrative Armstrong Creek property venture that saw Essendon legend Mark “Bomber” Thompson and Bombers list boss Adrian Dodoro split a $14 million jackpot from an investment of $394,000 each.

Dodoro oversaw the negotiations that sent Shiel to the Dons in a swap for pick No. 9 in last year’s draft and Essendon’s first-round selection this season.

Casey, whose company has more than 10,000 lots under its portfolio of projects, has previously mentored Essendon players Andrew Welsh and Dean Solomon in the property development game.

Welsh, 36, was named in last year’s top 25 Young Rich List with an estimated fortune of $121 million.

“Our company has a diverse range of projects from new towns, childcare, townhouses and retirement villages, and Dylan will be part of the team that will deliver these projects,” Casey said.

In 2012, Greater Western Sydney was forced to include the wages of its recruiter, Phil Scully, in the club’s salary cap after the Herald Sun revealed his employment had been directly related to the signing of his son, Tom Scully.

Welsh doing alright for himself in life after football, good on him.

 

[Don Won]

No doubt the Hawks will be bleating and whinging about this arrangement.

I don’t know why. We’d be happy to offer the same deal to any of their good young players.

 

[fairbump_playon]

From my own experience as an explosive mid back in the day, when you travel at full tilt your mind is often in the pure moment of ‘dash from congestion’ when all of a sudden you’re out in clear space and you realise you have more time than you had and suddenly the pure moment’s gone and you can over-think the next moment of play ahead of you. I’m sure his skills are fine, he just needs to be able to tap into the composure that a Dusty Martin finds once he clears congestion.

Well put Un_eggs. If i I recall correctly your burst of speed was a bit more bursty than Shiel’s so if you found a way to settle it should be relatively easy for him.

 

[tha Freak]

Can’t wait to see Shiel’s face as he walks onto the MCG on Thursday and views the 100k crowd. The ceremony, silence, and the roar. This is one of the reasons he chose the Dons, to play in matches like this.
Jeez I hope he rips it apart!