Jetting in: Defender turns down deal in Scotland, set to play major role for Newcastle
Shaughnessy has turned down a two-year contract extension at Dundee FC and the Newcastle Herald understands that 32-year-old has agreed to join the Jets for the 2025-26 A-League campaign.
Dundee confirmed on Wednesday the departure of Shaughnessy - naming the 32-year among a list of players who had not been retained by the Scottish Premier League club.
Milligan is keen to tighten up a Jets defence that leaked 44 goals last season.
Shaughnessy, 32, was the captain at the Dark Blues and would add much-needed experience to the Jets' defence.
Kosta Grozos was used as a makeshift centreback for much of last season by then Jets coach Rob Stanton.
Shaughnessy would be the fifth central defender alongside Aleks Susnjar, Mark Natta, Phil Cancar and scholarship player Ben Van Dorssen on the Jets books.
Cancar, 24, and Natta, 22, can also play as fulbacks.
Milligan told the Newcastle Herald last month: "There will definitely be some changes."
"We need to bring in three experienced players. With what we want to do, that is very important.
"When it comes to experienced players, I want people who fit the character we need as well as the playing profile.
"With all the huffing and puffing I do, young players will learn just as much from the person sitting next to them in the change room."
The Jets confirmed last week that former Japanese international Kota Mizunuma, 35, had signed a one-year extension.
Susnjar, at 29, and striker Lachie Rose, 26, are the only other players aged above 24 currently on the roster.
Shaughnessy, a former Ireland under-21 representative, has played his entire career in Scotland, including stints at St Mirren, St Johnstone and Aberdeen.
He returned from a torn ACL midway through last season and helped turn around Dundee's form to ensure the Dark Blues stayed in the top flight.
Shaughnessy, who stands 183cm, made 11 appearnces.
In that time, Dundee conceded just 14 goals and recorded three clean sheets.
The centre half averaged 13 clearances a game, won 58 aerials duels and scored a goal.
Shaughnessy's expected arrival follows a two-year deal signed by Daniel Wilmering this week.
Milligan has 14 senior players on contract, plus three on scholarships - Will Dobson, Alex Nunes, Van Dorssen.
Former Sydney FC midfielder Max Burgess is understood to have agreed to terms, with an announcement expected in the next fortnight.
One of the vacant places will go to a second keeper.
The Jets begin pre-season training in July.
Joe Shaughnessy has been labelled a warrior and leader and the Irish centreback appears set to play a major role in the rebuild at the Newcastle Jets under new coach Mark Milligan.
Shaughnessy has turned down a two-year contract extension at Dundee FC and the Newcastle Herald understands that 32-year-old has agreed to join the Jets for the 2025-26 A-League campaign.
Dundee confirmed on Wednesday the departure of Shaughnessy - naming the 32-year among a list of players who had not been retained by the Scottish Premier League club.
Milligan is keen to tighten up a Jets defence that leaked 44 goals last season.
Shaughnessy, 32, was the captain at the Dark Blues and would add much-needed experience to the Jets' defence.
Kosta Grozos was used as a makeshift centreback for much of last season by then Jets coach Rob Stanton.
Shaughnessy would be the fifth central defender alongside Aleks Susnjar, Mark Natta, Phil Cancar and scholarship player Ben Van Dorssen on the Jets books.
Cancar, 24, and Natta, 22, can also play as fulbacks.
Milligan told the Newcastle Herald last month: "There will definitely be some changes."
"We need to bring in three experienced players. With what we want to do, that is very important.
"When it comes to experienced players, I want people who fit the character we need as well as the playing profile.
"With all the huffing and puffing I do, young players will learn just as much from the person sitting next to them in the change room."
The Jets confirmed last week that former Japanese international Kota Mizunuma, 35, had signed a one-year extension.
Susnjar, at 29, and striker Lachie Rose, 26, are the only other players aged above 24 currently on the roster.
Shaughnessy, a former Ireland under-21 representative, has played his entire career in Scotland, including stints at St Mirren, St Johnstone and Aberdeen.
He returned from a torn ACL midway through last season and helped turn around Dundee's form to ensure the Dark Blues stayed in the top flight.
Shaughnessy, who stands 183cm, made 11 appearnces.
In that time, Dundee conceded just 14 goals and recorded three clean sheets.
The centre half averaged 13 clearances a game, won 58 aerials duels and scored a goal.
Shaughnessy's expected arrival follows a two-year deal signed by Daniel Wilmering this week.
Milligan has 14 senior players on contract, plus three on scholarships - Will Dobson, Alex Nunes, Van Dorssen.
Former Sydney FC midfielder Max Burgess is understood to have agreed to terms, with an announcement expected in the next fortnight.
One of the vacant places will go to a second keeper.
The Jets begin pre-season training in July.
Joe Shaughnessy has been labelled a warrior and leader and the Irish centreback appears set to play a major role in the rebuild at the Newcastle Jets under new coach Mark Milligan.
Shaughnessy has turned down a two-year contract extension at Dundee FC and the Newcastle Herald understands that 32-year-old has agreed to join the Jets for the 2025-26 A-League campaign.
Dundee confirmed on Wednesday the departure of Shaughnessy - naming the 32-year among a list of players who had not been retained by the Scottish Premier League club.
Milligan is keen to tighten up a Jets defence that leaked 44 goals last season.
Shaughnessy, 32, was the captain at the Dark Blues and would add much-needed experience to the Jets' defence.
Kosta Grozos was used as a makeshift centreback for much of last season by then Jets coach Rob Stanton.
Shaughnessy would be the fifth central defender alongside Aleks Susnjar, Mark Natta, Phil Cancar and scholarship player Ben Van Dorssen on the Jets books.
Cancar, 24, and Natta, 22, can also play as fulbacks.
Milligan told the Newcastle Herald last month: "There will definitely be some changes."
"We need to bring in three experienced players. With what we want to do, that is very important.
"When it comes to experienced players, I want people who fit the character we need as well as the playing profile.
"With all the huffing and puffing I do, young players will learn just as much from the person sitting next to them in the change room."
The Jets confirmed last week that former Japanese international Kota Mizunuma, 35, had signed a one-year extension.
Susnjar, at 29, and striker Lachie Rose, 26, are the only other players aged above 24 currently on the roster.
Shaughnessy, a former Ireland under-21 representative, has played his entire career in Scotland, including stints at St Mirren, St Johnstone and Aberdeen.
He returned from a torn ACL midway through last season and helped turn around Dundee's form to ensure the Dark Blues stayed in the top flight.
Shaughnessy, who stands 183cm, made 11 appearnces.
In that time, Dundee conceded just 14 goals and recorded three clean sheets.
The centre half averaged 13 clearances a game, won 58 aerials duels and scored a goal.
Shaughnessy's expected arrival follows a two-year deal signed by Daniel Wilmering this week.
Milligan has 14 senior players on contract, plus three on scholarships - Will Dobson, Alex Nunes, Van Dorssen.
Former Sydney FC midfielder Max Burgess is understood to have agreed to terms, with an announcement expected in the next fortnight.
One of the vacant places will go to a second keeper.
The Jets begin pre-season training in July.
Joe Shaughnessy has been labelled a warrior and leader and the Irish centreback appears set to play a major role in the rebuild at the Newcastle Jets under new coach Mark Milligan.
Shaughnessy has turned down a two-year contract extension at Dundee FC and the Newcastle Herald understands that 32-year-old has agreed to join the Jets for the 2025-26 A-League campaign.
Dundee confirmed on Wednesday the departure of Shaughnessy - naming the 32-year among a list of players who had not been retained by the Scottish Premier League club.
Milligan is keen to tighten up a Jets defence that leaked 44 goals last season.
Shaughnessy, 32, was the captain at the Dark Blues and would add much-needed experience to the Jets' defence.
Kosta Grozos was used as a makeshift centreback for much of last season by then Jets coach Rob Stanton.
Shaughnessy would be the fifth central defender alongside Aleks Susnjar, Mark Natta, Phil Cancar and scholarship player Ben Van Dorssen on the Jets books.
Cancar, 24, and Natta, 22, can also play as fulbacks.
Milligan told the Newcastle Herald last month: "There will definitely be some changes."
"We need to bring in three experienced players. With what we want to do, that is very important.
"When it comes to experienced players, I want people who fit the character we need as well as the playing profile.
"With all the huffing and puffing I do, young players will learn just as much from the person sitting next to them in the change room."
The Jets confirmed last week that former Japanese international Kota Mizunuma, 35, had signed a one-year extension.
Susnjar, at 29, and striker Lachie Rose, 26, are the only other players aged above 24 currently on the roster.
Shaughnessy, a former Ireland under-21 representative, has played his entire career in Scotland, including stints at St Mirren, St Johnstone and Aberdeen.
He returned from a torn ACL midway through last season and helped turn around Dundee's form to ensure the Dark Blues stayed in the top flight.
Shaughnessy, who stands 183cm, made 11 appearnces.
In that time, Dundee conceded just 14 goals and recorded three clean sheets.
The centre half averaged 13 clearances a game, won 58 aerials duels and scored a goal.
Shaughnessy's expected arrival follows a two-year deal signed by Daniel Wilmering this week.
Milligan has 14 senior players on contract, plus three on scholarships - Will Dobson, Alex Nunes, Van Dorssen.
Former Sydney FC midfielder Max Burgess is understood to have agreed to terms, with an announcement expected in the next fortnight.
One of the vacant places will go to a second keeper.
The Jets begin pre-season training in July.
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