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

[Gasometer]

If he was at Sydney he’d have hair for the length of the Season

 

[Junk yard]

Personally, I don't see how Wardlaw's tank is any better than WillPhil's. Obviously I like Wardlaw's game more than Will's but at the end of the day both need work there (and both due to injury / illness in previous seasons).

George Will's himself to the next contest and occasionally gets involved in chains of possessions, Will does neither. George is an explosive athlete and will probably never have an elite tank, Will is not.

 

[Chip Scab1]

Personally, I don't see how Wardlaw's tank is any better than WillPhil's. Obviously I like Wardlaw's game more than Will's but at the end of the day both need work there (and both due to injury / illness in previous seasons).

Will was sold to us as the most ready made of selections - which is why judgement of him is so strong. George is incredible and is eons ahead of him, he's fast and super hard.

 

[The Anvil]

George Will's himself to the next contest and occasionally gets involved in chains of possessions, Will does neither. George is an explosive athlete and will probably never have an elite tank, Will is not.

Like I said, prefer Wardlaw's game for the same reason you mentioned. But his tank is no better than Wills (as things stand right now).

Will was sold to us as the most ready made of selections - which is why judgement of him is so strong. George is incredible and is eons ahead of him, he's fast and super hard.

Not sure about this sold to us thing, stuff happens and for him he lost 2 seasons since he was drafted due to illness.

I don't remember him being described as ready made, but if they did that would be ridiculous given we weren't even allowed to leave the house in his draft year.

 

[LB2Snake]

Phillips was tipped to go around pick 4-6 wasn’t he? We reached, hasn’t worked out. Is what it is. Pretty sh!house draft overall.

 

[ferball]

Phillips was tipped to go around pick 4-6 wasn’t he? We reached, hasn’t worked out. Is what it is. Pretty sh!house draft overall.

So pick 3 instead of pick 4 is a reach? Around the forecast pick is now a reach?

 

[LB2Snake]

So pick 3 instead of pick 4 is a reach? Around the forecast pick is now a reach?

Was thinking Wiphi was pick 2……I just remember him being ranked a bit lower and it was a surprise we took him.
Hindsight is easy, of course, but he wasn’t ranked in the top 3 was he Ferbs?

 

[ferball]

Was thinking Wiphi was pick 2……I just remember him being ranked a bit lower and it was a surprise we took him.
Hindsight is easy, of course, but he wasn’t ranked in the top 3 was he Ferbs?

I don't remember.

 

[Orange Peanut]

The consensus was that Hollands and McDonald were the clear 2 & 3 available behind Thilthorpe. (Not counting JUH and one of Sydneys academy picks (Gulden?) ). WP was among the next tier discussed and quite a few people thought Hawthorn would take him. So not a huge reach but it was a bit of a surprise.

 

[Junk yard]

The consensus was that Hollands and McDonald were the clear 2 & 3 available behind Thilthorpe. (Not counting JUH and one of Sydneys academy picks (Gulden?) ). WP was among the next tier discussed and quite a few people thought Hawthorn's would take him. So not a huge reach but it was a bit of a surprise.

And unfortunately hasn't turned out a pleasant one.

 

[Themanbun]

(Not counting JUH and one of Sydneys academy picks (Gulden?) ).

Campbell - Gulden was taken much later and everyone just slept on him.

 

[Orange Peanut]

Campbell - Gulden was taken much later and everyone just slept on him.

Yep you're right. From memory I wanted us to bid on Gulden, but that was only so we could have an Errol-Flynn combo coming off half-back

 

[roos_fanatic08]

To give an indication of just how crap that draft was, you could make an argument that Phillips is still in the top 5-6 midfielders from that whole draft (not including flankers like Hollands & O'Driscoll).

1. Errol Gulden (pick 32)
2. Max Holmes (pick 20)
3. Tom Powell (Pick 13)
4. Tanner Bruhn (pick 12)

The rest: Phillips, Perkins, Pedlar, Macrae, McInnes, Lazzaro, & Carroll.

It was such a poor draft overall in 2020, and it was compounded by the fact that we traded into it instead of taking a first rounder in what was a really strong 2019 draft.

 

[The Dingrel]

Was thinking Wiphi was pick 2……I just remember him being ranked a bit lower and it was a surprise we took him.
Hindsight is easy, of course, but he wasn’t ranked in the top 3 was he Ferbs?

I Seem to remember 6-9, and there was genuine surprise from Twomey and Co, although he was described as the best pure midfielder in the open draft, and talked up his strong leadership credentials which would appeal to North. Tell you what though, could still be the case. JUH, Thiltorpe, Will, Logan Mac, Campbell (academy), DGB, Elijah Hollands, Nic Cox, Archie Perkins, Zach Reid, were the top 10.

 

[7577969923]

Yep you're right. From memory I wanted us to bid on Gulden, but that was only so we could have an Errol-Flynn combo coming off half-back

That seems like a more solid rationale for recruiting than whatever our recruiters were basing things on in the 2012 to 2016 period.

 

[koshari]

To give an indication of just how crap that draft was, you could make an argument that Phillips is still in the top 5-6 midfielders from that whole draft (not including flankers like Hollands & O'Driscoll).

1. Errol Gulden (pick 32)
2. Max Holmes (pick 20)
3. Tom Powell (Pick 13)
4. Tanner Bruhn (pick 12)

The rest: Phillips, Perkins, Pedlar, Macrae, McInnes, Lazzaro, & Carroll.

It was such a poor draft overall in 2020, and it was compounded by the fact that we traded into it instead of taking a first rounder in what was a really strong 2019 draft.

so true, we held the picks that eventually went on kossie and serong.

 

[Its a Process]

To give an indication of just how crap that draft was, you could make an argument that Phillips is still in the top 5-6 midfielders from that whole draft (not including flankers like Hollands & O'Driscoll).

1. Errol Gulden (pick 32)
2. Max Holmes (pick 20)
3. Tom Powell (Pick 13)
4. Tanner Bruhn (pick 12)

The rest: Phillips, Perkins, Pedlar, Macrae, McInnes, Lazzaro, & Carroll.

It was such a poor draft overall in 2020, and it was compounded by the fact that we traded into it instead of taking a first rounder in what was a really strong 2019 draft.

I reckon Bruhn stinks. He tries hard but doesn’t get it enough and is dicey with his disposal. It’s an absolutely awful draft, so many from it have already been cut.

 

[Rooboys Rool]

so true, we held the picks that eventually went on kossie and serong.

It’s only the one pick, which is the Serong pick. Melbourne traded that pick to Freo and took Pickett with the pick they got back from Freo.

That said, we were apparently going to take Flanders rather than Serong. And Flanders has just had a great year himself. Hopefully Powell can do the same next year.

 

[Whippet1]

If only he kicked some more in the 94 preliminary …

He had run his race by then but if memory serves his one goal in that prelim was a 55m drop punt off one step. Coulda been anything.

 

[ferball]

To give an indication of just how crap that draft was, you could make an argument that Phillips is still in the top 5-6 midfielders from that whole draft (not including flankers like Hollands & O'Driscoll).

1. Errol Gulden (pick 32)
2. Max Holmes (pick 20)
3. Tom Powell (Pick 13)
4. Tanner Bruhn (pick 12)

The rest: Phillips, Perkins, Pedlar, Macrae, McInnes, Lazzaro, & Carroll.

It was such a poor draft overall in 2020, and it was compounded by the fact that we traded into it instead of taking a first rounder in what was a really strong 2019 draft.

True, but that's cos of covid. Apart from Rabbit Junk who else saw it coming?

 

[Jesslc]

No player will benefit more from Parker coming in than Will Phill.

The midfield that existed when he joined the club was putrid.

 

[Heaps of fun]

To give an indication of just how crap that draft was, you could make an argument that Phillips is still in the top 5-6 midfielders from that whole draft (not including flankers like Hollands & O'Driscoll).

1. Errol Gulden (pick 32)
2. Max Holmes (pick 20)
3. Tom Powell (Pick 13)
4. Tanner Bruhn (pick 12)

The rest: Phillips, Perkins, Pedlar, Macrae, McInnes, Lazzaro, & Carroll.

It was such a poor draft overall in 2020, and it was compounded by the fact that we traded into it instead of taking a first rounder in what was a really strong 2019 draft.

Our Chinese scouts let us down.

 

[Devil Fish]

I wonder if Will Phil regrets signing on for another year? With Parker and Houston coming on board, I doubt Will Phil plays a game in 2025.

 

[Sillygit]

 

[Junk yard]

I wonder if Will Phil regrets signing on for another year? With Parker and Houston coming on board, I doubt Will Phil plays a game in 2025.

I think he'd be very happy to have signed for another year.