List Mgmt. Brad Sheppard Retires 7.12.2021 - Concussion

[RanaNaved]

Ultimate team first player and fearless leader of the backline. He'll be missed more than most, but I'm glad he's not taking any risks.

 

[daddy_4_eyes]

Not many 200 gamers go without a flag at the eagles.

Congrats on a great career.

 

[squashface]

Really sad day for the club but he made the right call. Don’t want to be messing around with concussion.

Gutted that he never got that flag.

 

[ziad]

Really sad news for mine, but good for his well-being long term. Was an absolute rock in defence. Missed a premiership (and a few AA nods) and will surely go down as one of the most underrated players of the competition.
Link: https://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/1037975/sheppard-announces-retirement

well said and the right decision clearly

 

[bUCKET__]

Still massively underrated as a defender and leader. Leaves a huge hole in the team, but glad he's looking after himself too.

 

[MKMatty]

Really sad news for mine, but good for his well-being long term. Was an absolute rock in defence. Missed a premiership (and a few AA nods) and will surely go down as one of the most underrated players of the competition.
Link: https://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/1037975/sheppard-announces-retirement

 

[BigVic]

Congrats on a great career.

 

[Wosh]

Nothing but LOVE

 

[Chris_6678]

Cant wait to see his highlight package. Will be something to marvel at for years to come.

 

[Chris_6678]

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“The way we look at it, he is a premiership player. He was so much a part of that year, up until his injury in that final.”

 

[bh90210fan]

Congrats on a great career Shep!

 

[Luuuc]

Sad news. What an outstanding player he has been over his career.

Plenty of years left in his post-football life, so ensuring that those are as healthy as possible is a smart decision.

Thanks and all the best, Shep.

 

[Chad in Vegas]

Incredibly sad to see him go out like this but it's kind of fitting that he retired the same way he played the game; He assessed the situation, knew the right option for him and the team and took it with minimum fuss.

What a champ.

 

[Smeg Head]

Cherry on top of a s**t year but the right decision to put long term health ahead of any desire to go on.

 

[DanWCE]

Bugger. Tough cookie who really blossomed under Simmo. Struck a really nice balance between defend and attack. Long live Shepptember.

 

[SloppyJoe]

One of my favourite players. So consistent; you could always depend on Shep to rock up on gameday.

Not the ending he deserved, especially after the heartbreak of 2018 and the piss poor effort many of his teammates have put in in the years since.

But he has a good 40-50+ years to think about after football and he has made the right call.

 

[navi_]

Empty feeling tbh. Would've played good footy until he was 33-34 i reckon

 

[Chris_6678]

Thank You, Brad Sheppard (westcoasteagles.com.au)

 

[Nuke Fremantle]

Sad end to a fine career, certainly deserved a Premiership medal.

Don't want to appear insensitive but was the consensus on here that he was pretty well cooked even before his first concussion or was he just going through a bad patch of form?

 

[LittleFires]

Can't think of anything bad to say about this guy. Courageous, tough, great player, and a great guy off the field too.
Shattered we couldn't get him a flag, but as tragic as that is it and as much as he deserved one, it shouldn't be what defines his career. Achieved plenty, and his ability to shut down the oppo's best forwards - tall or small - will be missed.

Thanks for everything, Shep

 

[squashface]

I reckon you could count on one hand how many 1 on 1 contests he lost in the past 5 or so years

 

[Chris_6678]

Great highlights video but the worst song to go along with it!

 

[DanWCE]

I reckon you could count on one hand how many 1 on 1 contests he lost in the past 5 or so years

Embarrassed some absolute gun medium forwards from 2015 onwards

 

[UseR2006]

An absolute champ, bloody legend. Will always be highly rated in my eyes. such a sad way for it to end but he had a fantastic career and should be bloody proud.

 

[WCE_phil]

It's hard losing club greats to retirement even when they have finished a long Career. Like what we'll see at the end of 22 with Hurn and Kennedy. It's so much tougher see guys like Shep cut short.

I was a huge doubter to begin with and was right in that he was never going to be a midfielder but he has to be the most under rewarded midsize defenders of his era. It didn't matter playing taller, playing against smalls, teams putting their gun mids up forward, Shep would close them down.

We'll all miss you Shep.