Dom Sheed

Dom Sheed
Personal information
Full name Dominic Sheed
Date of birth (1995-04-10) 10 April 1995
Place of birth Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Original team(s) Mines Rovers (GFL)
Draft 11th pick, 2013 National Draft
Height/Weight 185 cm / 83 kg
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2014– West Coast 33 (11)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 2015 season.
Career highlights

Dominic "Dom" Sheed (born 10 April 1995) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He made his senior debut for the club in round one of the 2014 season, playing ten games during his debut season.

From Kalgoorlie, in the Goldfields region of Western Australia, Sheed played underage football for Mines Rovers in the Goldfields Football League (GFL), but moved to Perth aged 16 to play for Subiaco in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).[1] A midfielder, he made his senior debut for Subiaco in round 21 of the 2012 season, aged 17 years, 133 days, having been a regular in the colts team before then.[2] Sheed was part of the 2012–13 intake into the AIS–AFL Academy, part of the Australian Institute of Sport, and toured Europe with the squad in 2013.[3][4] As well as playing four further senior matches for Subiaco during the 2013 season, Sheed also captained Western Australia at the AFL Under 18 Championships, winning the Larke Medal as the best player at the tournament. He had averaged 28 disposals across his four games at the tournament, and kicked four goals against Victoria Country, despite breaking his collarbone late in the match.[5]

Sheed was drafted by West Coast with pick 11 at the 2013 National Draft.[6] The club was able to select him despite "downgrading" from pick six to pick 11 as part of a trade with Brisbane to secure Elliot Yeo.[7][8][9] After strong form in the pre-season,[10][11] Sheed was selected to make his senior AFL debut in round one of the 2014 season.[12] He played as the substitute, and recorded three disposals after replacing Luke Shuey at three-quarter time. He was dropped from the team the following round in order to get more game time, instead playing for West Coast's new WAFL affiliate, East Perth.[13][14] Sheed played ten games for West Coast in his debut season, including six consecutive games late in the season, from rounds 17 to 22.[15] He also played for East Perth in the 2014 WAFL finals series.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Path to the Draft: Dom Sheed" – SEN. Published 7 November 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 Dom Sheed player profile – West Australian Football League. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Dom Sheed's draft diary" – The West Australian. Published 16 November 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "AFL-AIS Academy Player Profiles" – Australian Football League. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  5. ↑ Callum Twomey (2013). "WA jet Sheed wins Larke Medal" – Australian Football League. Published 3 July 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  6. ↑ Ben Roberts (2013). "Sheed heads list of new Eagles" – West Coast Eagles. Published 21 November 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  7. ↑ Kim Hagdorn (2013). "How West Coast Eagles are expected to land Dom Sheed at national draft" – Herald Sun. Published 17 November 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  8. ↑ Kim Hagdorn (2013). "West Coast Eagles pick Subiaco's Dom Sheed at AFL Draft" – Herald Sun. Published 21 November 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  9. ↑ Kim Hagdorn (2013). "Dom Sheed rules out any draft conspiracy to land in West Coast Eagles nest" – Herald Sun. Published 22 November 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  10. ↑ Alex Malcolm (2014). "Sheed ready-made for AFL" – West Coast Eagles. Published 6 February 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  11. ↑ Mark Duffield (2014). "Sheed on brink of Eagles debut" – The West Australian. Published 19 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  12. ↑ "Big build-up for Dom's debut" – West Coast Eagles. Published 26 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  13. ↑ "Rookie Dom Sheed dropped from West Coast Eagles side for Round 2" – Herald Sun. Published 27 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  14. ↑ Callum Twomey and Travis King (2014). "Around the state leagues: Winderlich, Dempsey push for return" – Australian Football League. Published 30 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  15. ↑ Dom Sheed – AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 September 2014.

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