AFL Player # 9: Dylan Shiel

[Beerfish]

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

 

[sameolds33]

I remember watching him in his first two years and wishing he played for us. Seeing him move the way he did tonight, was bloody awesome

Was my favourite player at GWS (now that's Whitfield). A couple of times yesterday I almost pinched myself, disbelieving that he actually plays for us. Funny though, he's not my favourite player in our team. Maybe because I still can't quite believe it!

 

[BrunoV]

Thought that yesterday was the first time I've seen him in red and black and thought "that's why I thought he was in the conversation as a top 10 mid in the game".

Dynamic, powerful and hard running. It would be madness for anyone to continue to let him run free, particularly in our system. This guys is not an accumulator whose impact is debatable. He'll clock a km of metres gained if opponents continue to allow him to run free.

 

[eth-dog]

Want his first goal to be the ANZAC Day sealer.

 

[windyhill]

I'm still getting my head around that he's ours.

 

[carnthedons]

Want his first goal to be the ANZAC Day sealer.

Agreed, 5 mins into the second Q

 

[TheGrizz]

+886 metres gained.

Good grief. The combo of Heppell, Merrett and Shiel looked ridiculous yesterday.

 

[owen87]

Absolute jet. Building each week and still doesn’t look like his at his absolute potential.

800m gained and 10 i50 is exactly the reason Shiel can’t be left to roam free at stoppages, and our players look to be trying to find him in space more often.

If he snags a goal or two on Anzac Day the crowd will lose their minds, 100k at the G is what he came here for.

 

[Whispering_Jack]

Will surely kick his first this week and if he does it when the game is still alive, the noise will be huge.

 

[Maddogm]

Was mentioned on the radio that he hit 400m gained for the 2nd quarter alone

 

[HirdsTheWord]

886m gained haha....Insignificant

Ben brown does that every shot attempt

 

[Loonerty]

The combination he formed yesterday with Heppell and Merrett was awesome to watch.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Listening to the Crunch time podcast and David King is right the way Shiel moves and run is like some one controlling him with a joystick also Bob Murphy called him the T-1000 lols

 

[TheFrenchCut]

Graphic representation of my reaction to, essentially, every single one of his possessions:

 

[TD_B52]

Graphic representation of my reaction to, essentially, every single one of his possessions:

My wife did say I was doing a lot of silent fist pumps during the game yesterday...

 

[ant555]

Speed from the stoppage.

 

[TheBrightSide]

Running through the middle, ball in hand.

 

[bombadeer]

Took an enormous amount of piss yesterday.

 

[Highly Evolved]

Can someone please gif that moment where he did the sick one-handed intercept? Was nuts watching it live as it seemed like he didn't even break stride.

 

[Bombfire]

I'm still getting my head around that he's ours.

I’m still getting my head around that he passed on Hawthorn, who needed another A grade mid, and had to settle for Wingard.

 

[Vindicater]

How lucky are we that the Hawks did not want him.

 

[Bombfire]

How lucky are we that the Hawks did not want him.

Yep, were happy to give up a first rounder and Burton for Wingerz to come in and support Tom and JoM, but Shiel was waaaayyy too dear.

 

[Matthew_Lloyd]

Had to be at the ground to witness just how much of a freak he is. Was borderline unstoppable. Good thing about Parish and McGrath improving, and Heppell and Zach finding form, is that even if you tag one, the others will cut you up.

 

[fairbump_playon]

Overlap run = wow. Our midfield was just streaming in waves and sharing the ball like it was party time.

Will be so interesting to see how this style adjusts to the Collingwood midfield’s defensive pressure and ability going the other way. The last two years we have been rattled by the defensive pressure of the best teams, Richmond especially. Do we finally have the weaponry to get through those systems? Watching Shiel dominate, I’m optimistic.

 

[owen87]

This thread needs more gifs please

 

[yaco55]

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.