Peter "Stretch" Shiels (born 4 September 1973 in

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), is an Australian former

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footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played for the Penrith, Western Suburbs,

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, the

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in Australia and St. Helens in the

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as a and as a . As

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champions, St. Helens played against 2000 NRL Premiers, the

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in the

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. Shiels played at in St. Helens' victory. Shiels played for St. Helens from the interchange bench in their

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victory against the

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Personal life

Shiels is married to Linda (née Alexander), the sister of fellow former

footballers, Ben Alexander and

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. Shiels now resides in Newcastle, New South Wales, where he works as a real estate agent. Shiels got his start in real estate with a local agency, and in 2020 he opted to create his own brand - Shiels+Co Property. The office is located in Whitebridge; and one of his employees is his eldest daughter, Ruby.

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Saints Heritage Society profile
1973 births Living people Australian expatriate rugby league players in England Australian rugby league players Newcastle Knights players Penrith Panthers players Rugby league players from Canterbury-Bankstown Rugby league props Rugby league second-rows St Helens R.F.C. players Western Reds players Western Suburbs Magpies players 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1970s-stub