Playing Career
Recruited from Tasmanian club, Sandy Bay Shaw played 51 games between 1974 and 1981 for the Essendon Football Club and was noted as a talented defender who was struck down by injury throughout a promising career. Shaw underwent nine major operations finally retiring at the end of the 1982 season. Shaw was then appointed by Essendon coach, Kevin Sheedy as a specialist opposition analyst. In 1984 Shaw captain-coached Clarence Football Club in the Tasmanian Football League winning the premiership in 1984 and finishing runners-up in 1985. He retired at the end of the 1985 season before returning to Essendon as assistant coach in 1986. Shaw represented Tasmania in the 1979 and 1980 State of Origin carnivals and overall played six games for his state.
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