{"id":415897,"date":"2026-01-16T02:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T02:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/415897\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T02:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T02:10:11","slug":"retired-afl-star-dylan-shiel-lands-coaching-gig-at-st-kilda-after-a-few-attempts-to-join-as-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/415897\/","title":{"rendered":"Retired AFL star Dylan Shiel lands coaching gig at St Kilda after a \u2018few attempts\u2019 to join as player"},"content":{"rendered":"

Retired AFL<\/a> veteran Dylan Shiel has landed a new job with St Kilda<\/a> as a development coach.<\/p>\n

Shiel called time in on playing career late last year<\/a> after he was delisted by Essendon despite featuring in 14 senior games for the Bombers.<\/p>\n

At the time, the 32-year-old had hoped to continue his career at another club, but that never eventuated.<\/p>\n

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Shiel, who had been linked to the Saints multiple times throughout his playing career, will work in the development program alongside Brendon Goddard and under the leadership of Damian Carroll.<\/p>\n

He revealed it was new footy boss Lenny Hayes who approached him after the pair spent time together at the GWS Giants.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuper excited to be joining the Saints … Bayside boy growing up, had a few attempts to join as a player, super grateful to be joining the club,\u201d Shiel said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTook a bit of a breath with my family to decompress after my retirement … football as an industry I\u2019ve just grown to love and it\u2019s given me great opportunity to fulfill my dreams.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had an itch to explore the coaching space, and luckily, through the connection with Lenny (Hayes) … it was really fortunate for him to reach out to me and offer me the development role.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shiel said he was excited to work alongside coach Ross Lyon and senior assistant Corey Enright.<\/p>\n

\u201cA big part of the decision to want to do this was to work with really good people, and they have that here at St Kilda,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuper excited, played a bit of footy against the current staff, maybe not Robert Harvey \u2014 used to collect his card as an Auskicker.<\/p>\n

\u201cI couldn\u2019t be more excited to take on this role and work alongside Ross Lyon, Corey Enright and the wider St Kilda coaching group.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been fortunate to learn from some outstanding coaches and teammates throughout my career, and I\u2019m excited to apply those lessons in a new way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hayes was delighted to welcome Shiel to the club and continue the relationship they formed at the Giants.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really pleased to have a person of Dylan\u2019s character and experience joining our program,\u201d Hayes said.<\/p>\n

\u201cDylan\u2019s relentless pursuit of excellence – as a player and now a coach – sets a standard we want across our entire club and one which will help our driven group of young midfielders get better every day.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to welcoming Dylan, his wife Georgie and daughters Sloane and Blaire to the Saints family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Starting his career at the Giants, Shiel quickly established himself as one of the game\u2019s best midfielders.<\/p>\n

He achieved All-Australian selection in 2017 before joining Essendon at the end of the following season in a blockbuster trade.<\/p>\n

With the big-money move to the Bombers came extra scrutiny and Shiel battled form and injury issues throughout his time at the club.<\/p>\n

He finishes his career with 234 AFL games to his name; 135 with the Giants and 99 with the Bombers.<\/p>\n

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