EVERY club's unheralded star of the 2000s

18 stars. 18 players who haven’t gotten enough love. We’ve named EVERY club’s unheralded star of the century ⭐️

EDITOR | February 5, 2021 - 4:31pm

Hawthorn

Liam Shiels

Despite a decorated trophy cabinet that consists of three premiership medallions, the Hawthorn onballer has long been deprived of individual accolades.

While Hawks fans will be happy to chew your ear off on this man's career, the deserved resignation he receives seems to be limited to the brown and gold faithful.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 20: New Hawks captain Jarryd Roughead (centre) and vice-captains Isaac Smith (left) and Liam Shiels (right) pose for a photograph during a Hawthorn Hawks AFL press conference and training session at Waverley Park on January 20, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Media/Getty Images)

The 29-year-old has played 221 games under Alastair Clarkson and doesn't look to be slowing down ahead of his 12th season in the competition.

Shiels is the definition of a reliable two-way player, amounting 1288 tackles across his career to date, placing him 15th on the game's all-time list with plenty of time to move up the order.