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Liam Shiels

Liam Shiels

Hawthorn / North Melbourne
Midfielder · Rover Retired
Career games
288
Debut
2009
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Player Information

Height 183 cm
Date of Birth 29-Apr-1991
AFL Debut 2009

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Player bio

A career in numbers

Liam Shiels made his AFL debut for Hawthorn in 2009 and played 288 games, including 255 for Hawthorn between 2009 and 2022 and 33 for North Melbourne between 2023 and 2024.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2024 was rover. Across his recorded games, he averaged 19.2 disposals and 3.0 clearances per game. He played 11 games in his debut season, averaging 13.6 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total was 565 disposals, from 25 games in 2011 at an average of 22.6 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 23.21 per game in 2019.

His honours include 3 premierships in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20112556522.60
20191944123.21
20231628317.69
20241720311.94
About these season figures

Compared 16 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
# 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
2024 25
North Melbourne NME
Hawthorn @ HAW
L
46-170
UTAS Stadium MID WL 14 11 8 3 0 0 0 5 0 1 2 3 8 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 88% 64% 123 55 48 221 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3% 0 0% 0% 2 22 1 0 0 0% 0 4 50% 0 0 10.4 3 4 5 1 —
2024 24
North Melbourne NME
Western Bulldogs @ WBD
L
42-138
Marvel Stadium INT INT 14 14 8 6 4 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 83% 71% 103 40 56 122 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0% 0% 2 17 0 0 0 0% 0 4 50% 0 0 4.4 5 4 2 2 —
2024 23
North Melbourne NME
West Coast vs WCE
L
97-102
Bellerive Oval DEF BPR 14 11 4 7 3 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 5 7 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 80% 82% 103 60 50 58 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 0 2 0% 1 100% 100% 2 20 0 0 0 0% 0 3 75% 0 1 8.8 2 5 4 1 —
2024 21
North Melbourne NME
Geelong vs GEE
L
66-106
Bellerive Oval INT INT 14 15 11 4 6 0 0 4 0 2 1 1 5 12 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 73% 67% 92 62 72 136 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0% 0 0% 0% 1 14 0 0 0 0% 0 6 54.5% 2 0 6.5 2 7 6 2 —
2024 20
North Melbourne NME
Carlton @ CAR
L
88-107
Marvel Stadium SUB SUB 14 5 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24% 60% 30 24 22 103 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 100% 50% 2 3 0 0 0 0% 0 3 60% 0 0 1.6 2 1 0 2 —
Latest 5 of 288 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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