Player Watch # 9: Dylan Shiel - 886 metres gained against Norf on Good Friday - 19/4

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Pretty aure Jumper number is Shiels choice not the clubs


...... but i could be wrong

Get him to live with Jakey Stringer for a month or two over summer please
 

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I'll openly admit to feeling a bit 'meh' when he was first linked to Essendon, but it was a combination of things, rather than a glaring issue:

- His cost and how it would affect the cap (remembering the crazy numbers the Saints were offering)

- His cost in draft picks (2 x 1sts + mentioned at one stage)

- Essendon only seemed a very slim chance to land him (but then, that's my fault for listening too much to the media)

- He wasn't coming off his best year.

However, while Essendon have paid a good price in terms of both picks and dollars, neither would be considered outrageous. Then you look more into his performance this season and it has the Devon Smiths about it, which is very exciting from an Essendon POV. The most impressive thing though, has been listening to him speak about his decision (and good timing or bad, the insight from Robbo's article on this was great). He's in it for the right reasons.
 

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I'll openly admit to feeling a bit 'meh' when he was first linked to Essendon, but it was a combination of things, rather than a glaring issue:

- His cost and how it would affect the cap (remembering the crazy numbers the Saints were offering)

- His cost in draft picks (2 x 1sts + mentioned at one stage)

- Essendon only seemed a very slim chance to land him (but then, that's my fault for listening too much to the media)

- He wasn't coming off his best year.

However, while Essendon have paid a good price in terms of both picks and dollars, neither would be considered outrageous. Then you look more into his performance this season and it has the Devon Smiths about it, which is very exciting from an Essendon POV. The most impressive thing though, has been listening to him speak about his decision (and good timing or bad, the insight from Robbo's article on this was great). He's in it for the right reasons.
Much the same feeling here & also because I haven't really seen much of GWS the last couple of seasons so many of their lesser hyped players get under my radar I guess. So much like Devon Smith, I look forward to him impressing me with the impact he can have at the Bombers.
 

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Geez it's lucky the Hawks pulled out, I mean, in no universe would anyone think that actually playing for Essendon is better than playing for Hawthorn...
Do you think it was the tour of the Hawks landfill site that made him select hawthorn? And more importantly do you think that’s where they gave him the news that they were pulling their offer off the table?
 

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