Hawthorn's Most Improved Player in 2011 Liam Shiels has become the second player this year to sign a contract extension with the Hawks.

The signing will see the emerging midfielder remain at the Club until the end of 2014.

Shiels shared his excitement with Hawks fans in an exclusive interview with HawksTV.

"We’ve got a really good young group coming through with the likes of Savage, Schoenmakers and Bruest. It’s really exciting."

"I just want to play with the consistency that I played with last year and play every game if everything goes to plan."

Watch HawksTV's Scoop interview with Liam Shiels above.