Should that occur as expected, he will become the first born-and-bred western Sydney AFL player from the Giants academy, having grown up in Campbelltown, a suburb 50km south-west of Sydney's CBD.
Shipley has always been a talent but admitted it wasn't until he played some outstanding footy for the Allies in this year's national championships and in other representative appearances that he felt an AFL career was something he could achieve.
"It helped show me that I can match it with the boys that are considered the best in the country," he said.
"I had my doubts and was pretty nervous before those games because I'd never played at that level of footy before.
"But I definitely believe I have the ability and confidence to play senior footy now."