Player Watch #29: Will Phillips [Part II] - Extends to End of 2025

[muttley45]

Sorry to all the knocker's, but i don't reckon he's going anywhere any time soon, except on to better performance's with a bit of continuity, much like Chom

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

So we paid pick 3 for a tagger. Who cares? We certainly can’t let this guy walk out cheap from our club this year.

He won’t be a tagger once his tank gets built up, but I really want him to stay. One of the few mids to run both ways. We can finally transition Shiels out now.

83%tog and 7 disposals in the last. There is a player there.

 

[amaz199]

Ben Jacobs role.

 

[giantroo]

 

[Only Forwards]

So we paid pick 3 for a tagger. Who cares? We certainly can’t let this guy walk out cheap from our club this year.

I hold hope that is not his actual ceiling and more a role on the way to finding it.

One thing is for sure, he’s worth more to us than we’d get for him.

 

[giantroo]

 

[kangatragic]

Ben Jacobs role.

Ben Jacobs was becoming more then just a tagger before concussions got hold of him and I feel WPhill can also be more. Really hope we sign him up

 

[The Filth Wizard]

He won’t be a tagger once his tank gets built up, but I really want him to stay. One of the few mids to run both ways. We can finally transition Shiels out now.

83%tog and 7 disposals in the last. There is a player there.

To be clearer I was having a dig at some of the shit guys like Jon Ralph were saying last week when they were putting him in trade news.

He’s coming good.

 

[guapo]

Despite his career not going as he would have expected to date, he clearly loves the club and is invested in the group. Let him build, he’s got plenty of time and talent

 

[Only Forwards]

This is excellent.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

To be clearer I was having a dig at some of the shit guys like Jon Ralph were saying last week when they were putting him in trade news.

He’s coming good.

I get that, my comment was meant more generally. I see a Jacobs arc where he gets fit and strong enough to be a good offensive mid himself.

 

[Drew23]

Put the clamps on libba next week. I don't think his role is just a coincidence to how we've performed the last couple of weeks.

 

[Ashley B]

Would be pretty disappointed if we let Will go. Has plenty of talent and should be a long term player for us.

 

[JGreezy]

So we paid pick 3 for a tagger. Who cares? We certainly can’t let this guy walk out cheap from our club this year.

Yeah, his pick number is a sunk cost. He's on the list and we're getting value from him that we weren't before.

 

[Devington]

lol, asks him about how much he's relishing his new role and there's a cut before he answers.

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

Not only is he doing well, but it’s so f*cking painfully obvious that our midfield is functioning better with the way he is taking a player out of the space around the contest.

And he is very smart. A few niggles here and there, some lip, sure, but very smartly played and hardly ever infringes.

GUN.

 

[justroyal]

Not only is he doing well, but it’s so f*cking painfully obvious that our midfield is functioning better with the way he is taking a player out of the space around the contest.

And he is very smart. A few niggles here and there, some lip, sure, but very smartly played and hardly ever infringes.

GUN.

May I ask, how do you respond to John Ralph’s - ‘you can’t have your pick 3 tagging’ and his panel members agreeing, after hearing about him tagging in the vfl 2 weeks ago?

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

May I ask, how do you respond to John Ralph’s - ‘you can’t have your pick 3 tagging’ and his panel members agreeing, after hearing about him tagging in the vfl 2 weeks ago?

Tell him to get f*cked?

 

[RossHenshaw]

Tell him to get f*cked?

Exactly!

 

[DuckYeah]

Hes a ****ing roo

 

[Devil Fish]

Back to back solid tagging roles by Will Phil.
I didn’t see that coming to be honest.

 

[DuckYeah]

Back to back solid tagging roles by Will Phil.
I didn’t see that coming to be honest.

Bleeds blue and white! Just like jackson. We need these boys! Thats our team

 

[RossHenshaw]

Love how he kept referring to the “Shinboner spirit” .
Also to note that one of our most famous past players , premiership player & captain In Anthony Stevens

Anthony Stevens

Age

53

Ht

178cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.3

5star

K

15.7

5star

HB

5.6

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.0

5star

No current season stats available

D

25.2

5star

K

17.8

5star

HB

7.4

5star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.8

4star

started his career as a small size tagger & went onto to become one of our best ever midfielders.
Tagging naturally brings you to the contest & footy. This is another way of learning the midfield craft without the pressures of having to be creative & doing something with the footy all the time.
WillPhil will benefit from this role heaps & the team is already benefiting from it too.

 

[Horizons_00]

Jeez he doesn’t want to go anywhere

 

[Horace]

How many times did he mention the Shinboner Spirit in that short interview?

He ain't going nowhere else in my opinion, based on what he said in that.