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Dom Sheed Retires From AFL After ACL Injury Ends 2025 Season

Remaining with West Coast Eagles as a mentor, Sheed will spend the rest of 2025 rehabbing his knee after suffering an ACL tear

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2018 AFL Grand Final. Dom Sheed of the Eagles celebrates kicking a goal during the 2018 AFL Grand Final.
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Overview

  • Sheed informed teammates on Tuesday and confirmed his retirement in an official club statement
  • The 30-year-old departs with 165 games to his name and is best remembered for his match-winning goal in the 2018 Grand Final
  • Recurring foot and lower-leg issues limited him to 24 appearances from 2022 to 2024 before a February ACL tear ruled him out for the entire 2025 season
  • His exit follows fellow premiership star Jeremy McGovern’s retirement weeks earlier due to persistent concussion problems
  • He was drafted at pick 11 in the 2013 AFL National Draft and recorded nearly 2,000 kicks over an 11-year career