He has a role in the side at the minute that’s working. What happens next year, time will tell. Colby can play wing and half back and Duursma is not ready.
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Player Watch #29: Will Phillips [Part II] - Extends to End of 2025
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When he was playing directly on Daicos he kept him out of the game. Does Kayo not work down in your basement?
Did he run the game out? Did he keep Daicos quiet the whole game? Cmon mate, be honest? He did a great job for a half.
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This clip from Riley Beveridge is some straight bullshit
Duursma......A midfielder
Colby ...... A midfielder
Try half fwd flank and winger
There is a spot in the midfield for Will.
He needs another pre season and become an endurance beast and he will complement the midfield
A great side is made up if everyone doing there role for the benefit of the team and the club.
Not necessarily in there best or ideal positions individually.
I saw Powell Phillips and LDU starting mid yea
Then I saw Wardlaw Sheezel and Phillips
Seemed to work okay
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Lol, two weeks ago Phillips had no talent. Now we're back to having too many elite midfielders.
Strange that our midfield structures looked competitive with Phillips doing defensive stoppage work...
A pick 3, best mid nullifier with clean hand and foot skills and football smarts?
Still early and we are all on a little high but if Will can keep this up and eventually build his attacking mid game ontop of a base tagging role he’ll be a weapon.
Still early and we are all on a little high but if Will can keep this up and eventually build his attacking mid game ontop of a base tagging role he’ll be a weapon.
Jy’s midfield minutes would be divvied up surely?
Colby played the majority of under 18s as a midfielder, so yes. Duursma has all the attributes to become a great midfielder and had 25 and 3 playing more mid minutes in the VFL so yeah.
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Firstly - I have no issue with taggers as a role. Even if they don't win huge amounts of the ball it can be a critical role. I remember a well known tagger (name escapes me) saying they are defenders playing in the midfield.
You don't get cranky about the fullback getting 0 possessions if they keep a dangerous forward under control. So what's the big deal if a tagger gets low possessions but disarms one of the major playmakers?
Secondly, Will is one of the few North Melbourne players who get possession and I calm slightly, confident they will usually make and most likely execute the right decision.
The others would be Cunnington (thanks Tas), Sheezel, Boomer and Carey.
Slightly behind them are Higgins and Wells.
Only speaking about reliability in decision making and execution.
You don't get cranky about the fullback getting 0 possessions if they keep a dangerous forward under control. So what's the big deal if a tagger gets low possessions but disarms one of the major playmakers?
Secondly, Will is one of the few North Melbourne players who get possession and I calm slightly, confident they will usually make and most likely execute the right decision.
The others would be Cunnington (thanks Tas), Sheezel, Boomer and Carey.
Slightly behind them are Higgins and Wells.
Only speaking about reliability in decision making and execution.
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Multiple players suddenly doing these over shoulder handballs.
Are we training these or just something footy smart players can pull from their arse(nal)?
An indication of the growing confidence amongst the players. Wouldn't look too much into it.
If he takes Bont this week, we need to be careful when they send him forward.
When he goes forward, Phillips does not follow because Bont has great hands and height on him. Let one of the defenders take him and Phillips gets a spell to reset.
When he goes forward, Phillips does not follow because Bont has great hands and height on him. Let one of the defenders take him and Phillips gets a spell to reset.
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Comben - Lobb
Corr - Darcy
Archer - Weightman
Ford - Dale
Curtis - Richards
Phillips - Treloar
Wardlaw - Liberatore
LDU - Bontempelli
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Getting pretty sick of certain posters here who clearly barrack for their junk opinions to be correct instead of barracking for our team.
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Just going by that interview give him a extension
I know they're only words but you can tell he bleeds blue and white and he's been like that since coming to the club
We need to keep players like that in the team
I know they're only words but you can tell he bleeds blue and white and he's been like that since coming to the club
We need to keep players like that in the team
Why would you take mid minutes away from our young talented mid now?
Nothing against wines but tex would be a better fit.
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I lost faith In him this year whilst I have always backed him in. Something about Will makes me believe he is crucial for our culture
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I reckon with another preseason more distant from his bouts (twice including the relapse) of glandular fever, and with more time in the system with another preseason he will really blossom. Love his commitment to the club, especially despite him being in and out of the team. He hasn’t lost faith or have his eyes on a future elsewhere. Loved the steely-eyed attitude pre-game before taking on Daicos. Absolute no-nonsense and take no prisoners face it was. Good skills and decision making that will return with the confidence of the team and the coaching staff evident in him. Good character for team culture building too.
No offence to Laz but Wil is in a different stratosphere as a footballer. Laz had his chances, didn’t take them. Wil’s taking his. It’s amazing how many people freak out about a player working on stuff in the twos, albeit I was guilty of it with Ford. But look at Eddie’s game without the ball now. Look at Kal Dawson. Look at Philips.
Clarkson knows what he is doing - name me a single player that has regressed this year? Stephens doesn’t count.
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