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

 

[MiguelM]

Rapt, has a great ability to get arms free when being tackled then pinpoint a pass. Handy goal kicker too.

 

[Duckworth]

Was it a 6 year deal?

 

[Pweter]

Very happy about this. Our midfield now bats pretty deep and is a very dynamic mix.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

He's no Mathieson, that's all I know.

 

[Bombermania]

Welcome Dylan, adds much needed clean hands to create clearances.

 

[Zach Package]

Genuine stud midfielder and a handsome rooster to boot. Very exciting

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Was it a 6 year deal?

Yes

 

[YEMOC NAYR]

Brilliant addition to the list. Perfect for us.

Now its on us to make sure next years first is a late one- although it doesn't really matter. We can expect Shiel to be a serious contender for our BnF.

 

[Duckworth]

Welcome Dylan, adds much needed clean hands to create clearances.

The two trades today helped in that regard.

 

[Jacques_]

Zach Merrett would be stoked, might not get tagged every week now

 

[Duckworth]

However, Silvagni did reveal the Blues would have offered a future first-round draft pick in order to secure Shiel, saying: "That certainly would have been in the equation."

Silvani thinks that this is a good deal because they will be giving away pick 1 or 2 in 2017. Probably not the message to be selling your supporters.

 

[DapperJong]

Great to see the jubilation between Shiel and Dodoro when the paperwork was lodged. Heartwarming.

LOL AT HIS LACK OF HEAD SPIN

Very good

 

[Lord Nicholson]

Reckon we've gone early on this thread since we're only 3rd in line to get him

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

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Won’t ever look more attractive

Kinda looks like Gary O'Donnel

 

[Vander18]

Kinda looks like Gary O'Donnel

Gary O’Donell very pleased by this post I reckon.

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

Love you Dylan #kendoll #toysoldier

 

[Autobahn]

Someone did their homework at EFC house. A self proclaimed coffee addict, and no mention of fish poo. See 1:50

 

[Vander18]

Will be an interesting acquisition. Very good player, lots of tricks....do wonder how he and Merrett will go playing together in the middle as they are kind of similar. Not necessarily an issue but might take them some time to develop chemistry.

Always presents in great shape and will help raise training standards again - think he’d be the best runner of our senior mids. He, Smith and Saad will be great examples for the young blokes in terms of what real AFL level professionalism looks like.

Like Smith he will improve us by just being very good rather than filling a glaring structural need.

 

[eth-dog]

On the number, really no chance he won’t be #9

May not want it. Could want something like 31!

 

[Doss]

Will be an interesting acquisition. Very good player, lots of tricks....do wonder how he and Merrett will go playing together in the middle as they are kind of similar. Not necessarily an issue but might take them some time to develop chemistry.

Always presents in great shape and will help raise training standards again - think he’d be the best runner of our senior mids. He, Smith and Saad will be great examples for the young blokes in terms of what real AFL level professionalism looks like.

Like Smith he will improve us by just being very good rather than filling a glaring structural need.

He is a fairly big-bodied (not a complete beast, granted) and really classy mid.

I think that was absolutely a structural need for us.

 

[Westlo]

3rd in line only an hour ago. How did Dodo get this done so quickly?

Welcome Shiel!

Need a badly photoshopped image/gif from Fast & Furious of Dodo hitting the NOS on SOS

 

[HirdyLannister]

Would the Carlton supporter be kind enough to change his Photoshop please?

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Welcome Dylan.

**** YES!

Didn't like the surrendering of first round picks though.

 

[Doss]

Welcome Dylan.

**** YES!

Didn't like the surrendering of first round picks though.

We were never going to get him for anything less. Simple.

 

[Vander18]

He is a fairly big-bodied (not a complete beast, granted) and really classy mid.

I think that was absolutely a structural need for us.

Great rig but don’t think he’s hugely physical. Not a criticism.

My perception is that he’s good around the contest but maybe more a first receiver who can break away than a genuine JPK/Libba type contested ball winner. As with everything it’s a spectrum....I know he can win the footy.