Player Watch #14: Liam Shiels - re-signed until end of 2024

[giantroo]

The Kangaroos have remained interested in Shiels and he is set to join them as a rookie signing via the pre-season supplemental selection period.

 

[roos 10]

So that leaves us 3 rookie picks and turner looks like one so only 2 left

 

[Ligma]

Didn’t see this coming

 

[zoomba23]

Hopefully as a leader/mentor rather than an onfield player. Is Cunners (pending fitness), Greenwood, Jy and LDU enough of a mature bodied onball brigade? Just wary of unnecessarily taking minutes off the younger blokes

 

[RobZombie]

tbh this is a bit yuck. not keen.

 

[BoomerRoo]

Well there you go.......

 

[Psicosis]

Was always happening.

We've been given additional rookie spots by the AFL. For Clarkson to bring in someone that he trusts to bring off-field culture, standards & knowledge of his system, is an opportunity to good to refuse. Multiple flags to his name & he's also about as good a bloke that you will find in the AFL. Is he past his used by date from a playing perspective? Obviously, but that's not why he's being brought in.

I will be the first to be upset if Phillips/Powell/Wardlaw are slamming the door down & we play Shiels ahead of them. However, I just don't see that happening.

Shiels is a senior mid that the likes of Powell, Phillips, Wardlaw, Thomas, LDU & even Jy can learn an enormous amount from Monday-Friday. Sure we already have Greenwood & Cunnington, but are either of those elite trainers? Nope. It's something that will only help their development & should be seen as such, rather then something that will take away their games.

 

[muttley45]

Triple premiership player under Clarko, i reckon his real value will be on the training track, and onfield in the VFL, welcome to Nth.

 

[Cyber_punk]

He's what, 30? Not 33 like when Hodge went to Brisbane. He might end up playing a few games. Can't underestimate the experience he'd bring.

In Clarko we trust.

 

[Harris 10]

tbh this is a bit yuck. not keen.

Shiels adds something, Turner doesn’t.

 

[RobZombie]

Shiels adds something, Turner doesn’t.

Meh. His descent into shitmenhood is already well underway.

 

[Flawed Genius]

Why isn't he already at the club helping the younger players along. Shows a complete lack of dedication IMO :stern look

 

[4cunningTonneTruck]

Great get. Doubt he will feature in the senior squad unless we have a number of injuries, but will be great for our VFL team to help development after losing Hore and Jones

 

[TruRoos7]

Triple premiership player under Clarko, i reckon his real value will be on the training track, and onfield in the VFL, welcome to Nth.

Yep this is what his role should be, it means the vfl team will have a leader who can impart Clarkos ethics re training and game plan.

 

[Val Keating]

Meh. His descent into shitmenhood is already well underway.

The article goes to length to explain the training standards and professionalism he’ll bring to the club. That’s why they want him.

 

[Jai Newcombes Quads]

He’ll be a great pick up, majority of hawthorn supporters know he was our most underrated player in our flag years and still only 31! He’ll be a good senior figure whether it be at afl or reserves level.


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[Makeshift Park]

I'll be honest, I haven't been tracking him very closely for the past couple seasons.

Following the speculation of his move to Arden St, I found this write up on his 2021 season performance kind of interesting.

PLAYER REVIEW: #26 Liam Shiels

Mr Consistency - but does he still make the team given our rebuild?

hawksinsiders.substack.com

Much of it confirming the analysis here:

From all reports, he is the most respected and liked senior player at Hawthorn.

When his tackle numbers are high and he is hunting the ball, he remains an important contributor for Hawthorn and invariably, the team wins.

That’s not to say that it is all about stats - and no doubt in as season of transition, the leadership and experience that he added cannot be measured externally - certainly not on a stats sheet.

Leadership and training standards aside - and obviously we wouldn't want him taking time from our inside mid brigade - but is there any reason why he wouldn't see him in the mix for players we might see on the wings in 2023, given our outside mid fixtures are still pretty up in the air, and our list has struggled to obtain the prerequisite fitness to clock up the kms the role requires?

 

[Shinboner1]

So that leaves us 3 rookie picks and turner looks like one so only 2 left

Turner can gtfo

 

[koshari]

its the Faz Raz move Mk2,

i suspect he wont play many more games than farran played either.

 

[DarwinRoo]

Turner can gtfo

What did Turner do to you?

 

[Shinboner1]

What did Turner do to you?

Years of almosts and maybees as opposition players score against us.

 

[The acurate one]

Good! can join or leadership group . Replacing one of those not near ready types you crazy cats are suggesting.

Should play the majority of games next year .

Think he’ll surprise plenty

 

[joegreen]

Putting Clarko's team meeting vid together with this makes perfect sense.

The dash and "we" - sacrifice. We'll now have a triple premiership player on our list who will be able to speak to first-hand what this means, why it matters - silverware.

And side point.... who was the last triple premiership players we've had on our list? We've had a few doubles... Was it Pike after his wins at the Lions?

 

[justroyal]

who had a better 2022? Shiels or Ziebell? I’m tipping Shiels

 

[Dingster]

Clarko absolutely knows what he's getting and the impact. Feels like a steal.