AFL Player # 9: Dylan Shiel

[Beerfish]

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

 

[Lord Nicholson]

Is he tagged at all?

Just sniped, but you can do it and still play in the Grand Final.

 

[carnthedons]

So... number? Straight to #9?

They had him looking at and sitting by #20 in the video on the club site

 

[GUMBLETRON]

Calling bullshit that anyone can read it. You're a dickhead Matt Balmer. Get a real job.

"Multiple players" = Max and Ben King at 5 and 6. Or 6 and 5 as the case may be.

 

[Lore]

They had him looking at and sitting by #20 in the video on the club site

Between Mutch and Heppell, with Hurley another locker down from there? Hmm.

#9 would be next to Gleeson and Francis. Honestly don't think putting Shiel next to Francis would be the worst idea.

 

[Keystone agony]

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

 

[The Prosecutor]

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

On that case, it’s number 42.

All hail the new NLM!

 

[eDPS]

I still can’t get over the fact that he is now a bomber, same feeling I had with Stringer it’s a surreal and awesome feeling.

 

[Vindicater]

I still can’t get over the fact that he is now a bomber, same feeling I had with Stringer it’s a surreal and awesome feeling.

Way better than Stringer.

Stringer I felt was us reaching for cream before cake.

Shiel is 100% cake

 

[TDay]

Way better than Stringer.

Stringer I felt was us reaching for cream before cake.

Shiel is 100% cake

Black forest cake. The best cake. Comes with cream in it

 

[FlyingV]

Way better than Stringer.

Stringer I felt was us reaching for cream before cake.

Shiel is 100% cake

Shiel is both moist and dense.

 

[Stopher]

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.

 

[rumply]

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.

 

[Duckworth]

Mitch Cleary is obsessed with the Shiel Deal. I think GWS just decided to take a bath on the Setterfield and Skully deals, meaning we lost some leverage.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-10-20/shiel-deal-how-2018s-biggest-trade-got-done

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Mitch Cleary is obsessed with the Shiel Deal. I think GWS just decided to take a bath on the Setterfield and Skully deals, meaning we lost some leverage.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-10-20/shiel-deal-how-2018s-biggest-trade-got-done

Yeah I've read that and thought it was interesting it took Richardson and Campbell to get it done in the end. Says to me it was perhaps too personal between Dodoro and McCartney most likely after the events last year.

 

[Old Campaigner]

Yeah I've read that and thought it was interesting it took Richardson and Campbell to get it done in the end. Says to me it was perhaps too personal between Dodoro and McCartney most likely after the events last year.

Not ideal for grabbing additional players from GWS in future years

 

[Stopher]

'Dodoro watches on as Harvey oversees the documents, taking off his jacket while looking at his phone'

LOL s**t's getting real when this happens.

 

[DapperJong]

Not ideal for grabbing additional players from GWS in future years

Gold mine is bear I reckon. This is the salary dump that was coming with all of those 1st rounders being drafted all those years ago.

 

[Mercurial89]

Gold mine is bear I reckon. This is the salary dump that was coming with all of those 1st rounders being drafted all those years ago.

With all the focus on coniglio and Kelly I'd throw some interest at Bonner in the next 2 years. Wont come nearly as expensive.

 

[astrowizzle]

With all the focus on coniglio and Kelly I'd throw some interest at Bonner in the next 2 years. Wont come nearly as expensive.

I hope we eased the cap enough that kelly stays so north maintain their status as a destination club. Oh wait hehehehehe

 

[Jade]

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...

 

[Simboslice]

Cant wait for him and the team to take off.

 

[Zach Package]

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?

 

[jmoo wan]

Mitch Cleary is obsessed with the Shiel Deal. I think GWS just decided to take a bath on the Setterfield and Skully deals, meaning we lost some leverage.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-10-20/shiel-deal-how-2018s-biggest-trade-got-done

jesus, that article and video highlights everything that is wrong with trade week and the afl media.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Not ideal for grabbing additional players from GWS in future years

Dodoro needs to learn that when a player of Shiels qulality nominates Essendon he has to pay what they are worth if it's means giving up 2 first round picks so be it.

 

[Runk]

Cant wait for him and the team to take off.

Poor man's ACE MCLOUD!