Dylan Shiel
- Career games
- 234
- Debut
- 2012
Player Information
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Player bio
A career in numbersDylan Shiel made his AFL debut for Greater Western Sydney in 2012 and played 234 games, including 135 for Greater Western Sydney between 2012 and 2018 and 99 for Essendon between 2019 and 2025.
His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2025 was rover. Across his recorded games, he averaged 23.6 disposals and 4.7 clearances per game. He played 12 games in his debut season, averaging 19.0 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total was 656 disposals, from 25 games in 2017 at an average of 26.2 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 27.78 per game in 2016.
His honours include an All-Australian selection.
| Season | Appearances | Total | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25 | 656 | 26.24 |
| 2016 | 23 | 639 | 27.78 |
| 2024 | 9 | 189 | 21.00 |
| 2025 | 14 | 296 | 21.14 |
About these season figures
Compared 14 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.
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Career and season figures include finals where played.
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Recent Games
Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.
| Year | Round | Team | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | POS |
APOS
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# | D | K | HB | M | G | B | T | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | FF | FA | CM | M50 | IM | 1% | BO | GA | TOG | EFF | MIN | SC | DT | MG | GBG | CC | SCL | TO | HTA | HOW% | HTA% | SP | CD1 | CDL% | CO1 | COW% | INT | CBA% | SOG | SHACC% | GACC% | SI | PA | CBA | KI | KIPO | KI% | RC | EK | KE% | MOL | T50 | APR | D50P | DMP | AMP | A50P | Tagged |
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| 2025 | 1 |
@
GCS
|
L | People First Stadium | MID | ROV | 9 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 78% | 86% | 97 | 129 | 103 | 469 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75% | 0 | 0% | 0% | 4 | 16 | -- | -- | 0 | 0% | -- | 13 | 86.7% | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 0 | — | ||
| 2025 | 25 |
vs
CAR
|
L | MCG | MID | ROV | 9 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 67% | 77% | 79 | 106 | 102 | 448 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 56% | 1 | 100% | 0% | 6 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 8.3% | 0 | 6 | 66.7% | 0 | 1 | 12.7 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 0 | — | ||
| 2025 | 23 |
@
GEE
|
L | GMHBA Stadium | MID | RR | 9 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72% | 70% | 90 | 76 | 82 | 417 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28% | 0 | 0% | 0% | 4 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 8 | 61.5% | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | — | ||
| 2025 | 22 |
@
SYD
|
L | S.C.G. | MID | RR | 9 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64% | 46% | 79 | 40 | 48 | 223 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40% | 0 | 0% | 0% | 2 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 2 | 28.6% | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | ||
| 2025 | 21 |
vs
WBD
|
L | Marvel Stadium | INT | INT | 9 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 63% | 72% | 79 | 98 | 98 | 297 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56% | 0 | 0% | 0% | 6 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 7 | 77.8% | 0 | 1 | 13.9 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 0 | — |
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