Injury Update: Dylan Shiel

Dylan Shiel will be sidelined for an extended period, he injured his knee in the last quarter against Port Adelaide in Round 2.

Shiel has sustained damage to his meniscus. 

Update April 6: Shiel has undergone surgery, he will miss 4 months

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“The decision was made to go in for surgery for last Tuesday. In the end, the meniscal tear was quite significant, and the decision was made to repair the meniscal tear.” 

“What that means now is that there’s more of a lengthy period in terms of his rehab process and it’s looking like commonly a 16-week layoff to return to play.” Bombers Head of high performance Sean Murphy (April 6).

Shiel recorded 17 Disposals in Round 1.

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Shiel scored 79pts in Round 1, he was used at 76.7% of centre bounces.

The injury will likely result in high centre bounce usage for Darcy Parish, Zach Merrett & Andrew McGrath over the coming weeks.

Jye Caldwell is also sidelined with a hamstring injury. 

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Shiel is a trade-out in AFL Fantasy classic. 

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