Shanahan is a mobile tall forward with a strong overhead mark and natural forward craft, attributes that translated smoothly into his debut AFL season in 2025. After beginning the year at WAFL level, he broke into the senior side mid-season and quickly impressed with his clean hands, competitive leading patterns and ability to impact the scoreboard, finishing his first AFL campaign with multiple promising performances. His progressions across 2025 highlighted his potential as a long-term key forward earning him recognition as one of the club’s rising talents and securing a contract extension through to 2028 as part of West Coast’s future planning. At a Glance: Junior Clubs: Moama. Debut: Round 16, 2025. Recruited from: Bendigo Pioneers. Brownlow votes: 0.
