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

[The Nostradamus]

Why aren’t we making this signing official already

Someone inform the media team

 

[My Left Foote]

Why aren’t we making this signing official already

Someone inform the media team

Two reasons, from what Tom Morris is saying Will hasn't accepted the offer yet.

Plus it doesn't seem to be the way re-signings are done these days. Someone "leaks" it to Cal Twomey or Tom Morris
and then the offical statement comes out anywhere from days / weeks later.

I seem to remember the Jackson Archer contract extension being reported by one of the above and it felt like it was at least a month later until North officially announced it.

 

[shinboner spiggs]

Melbourne just delisted Schache, a number 2 pick. We won’t look so silly if we drop Will now.
Wonder if Brady is eyeing off Schache.
I hope not.

I would give up immediately if we signed him.

 

[Chadwiko]

Two reasons, from what Tom Morris is saying Will hasn't accepted the offer yet.

Plus it doesn't seem to be the way re-signings are done these days. Someone "leaks" it to Cal Twomey or Tom Morris
and then the offical statement comes out anywhere from days / weeks later.

I seem to remember the Jackson Archer contract extension being reported by one of the above and it felt like it was at least a month later until North officially announced it.

Player agents/managers leak it to the journos.

Clubs only 'announce' it once the paperwork is signed and lodged with AFL HQ.

 

[The acurate one]

from what Tom Morris is saying Will hasn't accepted the offer yet.

Sounds about right, has an offer for 3 years from Tittybong FC

 

[Hearts to hearts]

Melbourne just delisted Schache, a number 2 pick. We won’t look so silly if we drop Will now.
Wonder if Brady is eyeing off Schache.
I hope not.

He wasn’t their #2 pick though. It’s more like us letting go of Dom Tyson.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Melbourne just delisted Schache, a number 2 pick. We won’t look so silly if we drop Will now.
Wonder if Brady is eyeing off Schache.
I hope not.

Surely not a chance. They need KPF's as much as we do.

 

[North1411]

Surely not a chance. They need KPF's as much as we do.

He does not play like a kpf though

 

[Karanicolas]

Surely not a chance. They need KPF's as much as we do.

Even more so … their midfield is at its peak, and they can’t kick winning scores consistently.

 

[amaz199]

He wasn’t their #2 pick though. It’s more like us letting go of Dom Tyson.

Is it Dom Tyson or Tom Dyson?

 

[koshari]

Melbourne just delisted Schache, a number 2 pick. We won’t look so silly if we drop Will now.
Wonder if Brady is eyeing off Schache.
I hope not.

Kudos to them, we dont even have the plums to delist ccj who makes schake look like carey

 

[CarnTheKANGAS]

Is it Dom Tyson or Tom Dyson?

the former

 

[Moti]

Where I see his big hope is in a redesigned midfield. Powell too.

That is, we bring in Colby and maybe Draper to the midfield and we use them with LDU and George to burst out of stoppage with a focus on them being 2nd level, fed by Philips and Powell. Jy would be redundant while Sheez does whatever he wants.


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[Dan]

We need him and we gotta figure out a way to make it work.

The best teams in the comp bat deep with midfielders.

 

[swaeney]

You should apologise to Sam immediately.

Why should I apologise?

 

[swaeney]

Swaeney, duck yeah and chaddicko, where you at? Mocked me for two years, step right up...

We are still here grub

 

[bennymate]

Is it Dom Tyson or Tom Dyson?

Its Warren Ben

 

[zoomba23]

Why should I apologise?

The ignore button's there for people like him on threads like this. He has 130 more posts in this thread than the next most prolific poster. It's almost cause to refer him to a medical professional

 

[Junk yard]

We are still here grub

Hit a nerve sweetheart?

 

[Junk yard]

The ignore button's there for people like him on threads like this. He has 130 more posts in this thread than the next most prolific poster. It's almost cause to refer him to a medical professional

Most of its replying to fools like you who don't even watch footy. But yes ignore is definitely the best option.

 

[roo kanga]

Its Warren Ben

What about Farren Ray?

 

[ferball]

What about Farren Ray?

Get it right. Its Ray Farren!!!

 

[Ischenko]

After seeing multiple Freo players handle the ball as if it was alive, I would prefer that we keep a one touch player that is unfit and try to get them fit, rather than the other way round.

My view is that he is pacing himself during games as he is worried about his fitness. Unfortunately, that does not cut it at AFL level.

Neale is a good role model for him. Another is Liam Baker who is also a similar size.

So much this. They should never have been in a position where they needed to fight like that for their season after being 12 - 6 - 1. They fumbled away their season and collapsed when under pressure from a position where they really should have made top 4.


Keep clean players, we have currently about 6 max on the list who we can rely on to not fumble under heat.

 

[Horace]

Melbourne just delisted Schache, a number 2 pick. We won’t look so silly if we drop Will now.
Wonder if Brady is eyeing off Schache.
I hope not.

What a disappointment he has been.

Having said that, I wonder if any of Brisbane the Bulldogs or the Godees have ever tried him as a defender.

There are more than a few players over the years who have been drafted as forwards, failed to make it as a forward and then been thrown into defence to become very good players. Majak was travelling down that path until the unfortunate fall, while Liam Jones, once tried as a defender at Carlton and now the Bulldogs, has turned into one of the best intercept markers in the caper. (I actually suggested this to Cameron Mooney when he was on SEN a few years ago and he agreed with me. Carlton must have heard us and decided we knew what we were talking about and implemented it!!!)

Maybe some club should rookie list him and try him as a defender in the VFL. You never know what might come of that and very little to lose in such a move.

 

[hotchilli]

What a disappointment he has been.

Having said that, I wonder if any of Brisbane the Bulldogs or the Godees have ever tried him as a defender.

There are more than a few players over the years who have been drafted as forwards, failed to make it as a forward and then been thrown into defence to become very good players. Majak was travelling down that path until the unfortunate fall, while Liam Jones, once tried as a defender at Carlton and now the Bulldogs, has turned into one of the best intercept markers in the caper. (I actually suggested this to Cameron Mooney when he was on SEN a few years ago and he agreed with me. Carlton must have heard us and decided we knew what we were talking about and implemented it!!!)

Maybe some club should rookie list him and try him as a defender in the VFL. You never know what might come of that and very little to lose in such a move.

Pretty certain both the Bulldogs and Dees tried him as a key back.

He’s done at AFL level.