Liam Shiels

Liam Shiels
Personal information
Full nameLiam Shiels
Date of birth29 April 1991
Original teamThe Basin / Eastern Ranges
Draft34th, 2008
Hawthorn
DebutRound 10, 31 May 2009, Hawthorn
v. Adelaide, at MCG
Height/Weight183cm / 81 kg
Position(s)Midfielder
Club information
Current clubHawthorn
Number26
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2009–Hawthorn102 (30)
International team honours
YearsTeamGames (Goals)
2011Australia1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 2014 season.
Career highlights

Liam Shiels (born 29 April 1991) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League, currently with the Hawthorn Football Club. Shiels is a midfielder and has developed into a key member of the Hawthorn midfield alongside Luke Hodge and Sam Mitchell.

After Hawthorn won the 2008 premiership the Hawthorn recruitment officer concentrated on the younger players in the 2008 AFL Draft. Shiels was a 2nd round selection (Hawthorn) No. 34 overall. He was the youngest player chosen that year.

Not expected to play in his first year, Shiel was training part-time and competing his schooling but after good performances playing for Box Hill, Shiels was promoted to play against Adelaide. [1] He played eleven games in his debut season.

Shiels and Josh Gibson were the only Hawthorn players to play every game in 2011.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2014 season [2]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2009 Hawthorn 26 11 1 3 65 85 150 25 49 0.1 0.3 5.9 7.7 13.6 2.3 4.5
2010 Hawthorn 26 6 0 0 37 27 64 25 26 0.0 0.0 6.2 4.5 10.7 4.2 4.3
2011 Hawthorn 26 25 11 14 344 221 565 138 150 0.4 0.6 13.8 8.8 22.6 5.5 6.0
2012 Hawthorn 26 22 7 7 243 177 420 74 106 0.3 0.3 11.0 8.0 19.1 3.4 4.8
2013 Hawthorn 26 17 3 8 164 96 260 61 54 0.2 0.5 9.6 5.6 15.3 3.6 3.2
2014 Hawthorn 26 21 8 11 292 184 476 79 129 0.4 0.5 13.9 8.8 22.7 3.8 6.1
Career 102 30 43 1145 790 1935 402 514 0.3 0.4 11.2 7.7 19.0 3.9 5.0

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