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

[Chadwiko]

Or maybe wiphi has just needed all of this time to recover from his bouts of glandular fever.

Like multiple people said would be the case.

That shit is serious. Professional athletes condition their bodies to the absolute peak of their abilities. Having such a major setback in terms of your basic aerobic and cardiovascular stamina (as opposed to a broken bone or torn ligament) takes a long ass time to recover from and get back to 100%.

People forget that Phillips is young. He's younger than Comben and Powell.

 

[Liam Boy]

Or maybe wiphi has just needed all of this time to recover from his bouts of glandular fever. That alone would be a huge boost to his confidence.

this idea has been mocked so much that people have totally armoured themselves against it as a legitimate point; but it is. it clearly ****ed him up. fitness has always been his problem since it happened.

 

[the big lebowski]

I have recently become a WP doubter, but was glad he got another year after the price we paid for him & his obvious talent which seen him taken so high in the draft.

I thought he looked really good in match sims I seen last pre-season & thought he’d have a good year to cement his place in the team.
It didn’t turn out that way obviously.

This pre-season he does look much fitter. He covered the ground well today & won plenty of centre clearances.
The part I loved most today was him being proactive at stoppages - he was looking to read the tap & running through the stoppage to gather the ball on the move.
I’ve been critical of him doing just the opposite in the past, whether this was a coaching directive or not.
It will be interesting to see how our midfield mix looks when we have some real opposition to play, but I hope he gets a chance to cement a place early on.

100% on him being proactive

That’s part of what has been holding him back I feel. Getting in his own head rather than trying to win the footy

 

[kool kangas]

Or maybe wiphi has just needed all of this time to recover from his bouts of glandular fever. That alone would be a huge boost to his confidence.

l have been saying this for a few seasons ..Now is the time he proves me right or not..

 

[Reagan Smash]

Like multiple people said would be the case.

That shit is serious. Professional athletes condition their bodies to the absolute peak of their abilities. Having such a major setback in terms of your basic aerobic and cardiovascular stamina (as opposed to a broken bone or torn ligament) takes a long ass time to recover from and get back to 100%.

People forget that Phillips is young. He's younger than Comben and Powell.

Powell was born in March 2002
Philips in May 2002

 

[Chadwiko]

Powell was born in March 2002
Philips in May 2002

So Phillips is younger. Which is what I said.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

 

[Dinkers]

Will reminds of Dustin Hoffman minus the Trump like complexion, in the way he goes about his business. Just what we need, not an insult but a compliment.

 

[Daniltchenko You Beauty]

I'm loving the positivity around Will as he just seems like a ripping kid who puts everything in.

Have we seen any signs of him working on becoming a half-forward as a secondary role this off-season? It just feels like it's going to be even tougher to get into the midfield with Parker on board.

 

[Fish Sticks]

I'm loving the positivity around Will as he just seems like a ripping kid who puts everything in.

Have we seen any signs of him working on becoming a half-forward as a secondary role this off-season? It just feels like it's going to be even tougher to get into the midfield with Parker on board.

From what I seen, he played exclusively as mid today, when most other mids had periods of resting forward.
Even LDU went to FF at one stage today & Lmac was giving him shit saying he’d have to take a pay cut if he plays forward

 

[DuckYeah]

From what I seen, he played exclusively as mid today, when most other mids had periods of resting forward.
Even LDU went to FF at one stage today & Lmac was giving him shit saying he’d have to take a pay cut if he plays forward

happy meal, stop talking, dont give the bloke a reason to walk. Goose.

 

[LETSGOKANGAS]

My 9 year old son copped glandular fever late last year. 10 days of fever, in and out of the dolphin ward at the childrens. Sleeping all day. No energy.

Scary shit.

Docs said he could end up with chronic fatigue. Had to ease back into the classroom.

And its way worse for teens and adults to overcome. So very promising to read Philips is getting around the ground.

 

[krakouers]

My 9 year old son copped glandular fever late last year. 10 days of fever, in and out of the dolphin ward at the childrens. Sleeping all day. No energy.

Scary shit.

Docs said he could end up with chronic fatigue. Had to ease back into the classroom.

And its way worse for teens and adults to overcome. So very promising to read Philips is getting around the ground.

Hope he is doing better