Toast Liam Shiels Retires

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This guy was the perfect ingredient for a champion team, did all the hard stuff, didn't need plaudits. Just played a selfless role each week for years that allowed others around him to reach optimum levels. Well done pup a well deserved retirement.
 
Always sad to see a triple premiership player call it a day, but I have a feeling it may have been a relatively easy choice to make. A wonderful servant of the club who, along with Cam McPherson, the great Peter Hudson, and Rodney Eade wore the #26 with great distinction in premiership teams. Enjoy your retirement Liam :thumbsu:

Incidentally, Liam played more games for Hawthorn in the #26 than any other player.
 
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Sad that he didn’t get a final game for Hawthorn.

He deserved better.
 
Hate this. Deserved better. Hope another team offers him a couple of years. Love him the player you’d love to have been.
 

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Klem said:
Hate this. Deserved better. Hope another team offers him a couple of years. Love him the player you’d love to have been.
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He wasn't getting a game with us despite our midfield being one of the worst in the league. No chance to get a gig elsewhere.
 
Strapping Young Lad said:
Didn’t Liam choose to play Box Hill late in the year to help them make finals?
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Yes. "It's been a tough decision, and a decision I was always going to leave until the end of the year as I made the commitment to my teammates and staff at Box Hill to play out finals with them," Shiels said.
 
Fleabane said:
Yes. "It's been a tough decision, and a decision I was always going to leave until the end of the year as I made the commitment to my teammates and staff at Box Hill to play out finals with them," Shiels said.
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Thanks. I knew I saw/read that somewhere.
 
Strapping Young Lad said:
Thanks. I knew I saw/read that somewhere.
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One of the stand out player in that game. He's got knocked on his face but keep performing.

It's sad that Liam retiring, but he gave his all. What a great example he's for BH.
 
If he is seriously considering coming back to the AFL we should bring him onto the list. We have lost so much experience this off season we know that we can rely on Liam for 100% effort and commitment.
 
With the impending departures of Both O’Meara and Mitchell….would it be worth trying to convince Liam to take up a Rookie list spot next year for 12 months? With the amount of experience which is departing the club we are going to need to bring in a little bit of experience to help the kids
 
Dewwwww said:
With the impending departures of Both O’Meara and Mitchell….would it be worth trying to convince Liam to take up a Rookie list spot next year for 12 months? With the amount of experience which is departing the club we are going to need to bring in a little bit of experience to help the kids
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I always thought he’d be good as a permanent Medical Sub.
 
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