Player Watch #29: Will Phillips - tags N.Daicos vs Collingwood - subbed off at 3/4 time??

[bennymate]

More importantly, how did he go in Lou's handball?

 

[The Nostradamus]

Play him every game rest of the year

 

[north_lad]

Corn is a little bitch

 

[Heaps of fun]

This bloke is an absolute terrier and will come so good his slow start will be all but forgotten.

 

[Sillygit]

Future. Captain.

I will NEVER get off this train.

 

[DuckYeah]

I like the cut of this kids jib.

 

[Grossy Morrell]

Lol TJ thought will was going to give a ‘stop the boos’ lecture

 

[King Corey]

I've seen enough.

Extend his contract.

 

[Clarke is King]

I believe.

 

[Twinkletoes]

More importantly, how did he go in Lou's handball?

He lost due to two crappy left handed handball efforts, otherwise both players scored 7 points per handball on each.

 

[shintemaster]

I've seen enough.

Extend his contract.

Agreed.

He lost due to two crappy left handed handball efforts, otherwise both players scored 7 points per handball on each.

On second thought, delist.

 

[King Corey]

Agreed.



On second thought, delist.

The shinte giveth, the shinte taketh away.

 

[Lomas]

The shinte giveth, the shinte taketh away.

Oh my shinte, that’s funny.

 

[justroyal]

‘For him to leave us like that’

I want this guy in every single rotation

 

[r_boy]

You just know he's trying to be that team oriented player learning the structures and playing a bit timid whilst knowing he needs more fitness.

Another couple of pre-seasons and a bit more knowledge about football with the confidence to say give it to me and he'll be a force - I really hope so

 

[Horace]

In my opinion, Will should be played every week, unless carrying an injury or gets injured. Limit his time on the ground to around 60% maybe, but just tell him, the spot is his for the rest of the season.

There have been many instances over the years where players have been given this sort of game time/approach and then one day they have really emerged.

Very different types no doubt, but Geelong are doing this now with Esava Ratugolea

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Esava Ratugolea

Age

26

Ht

197cm

Wt

108kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.6

2star

K

4.8

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.2

4star

MG

131.6

2star

D

8.1

2star

K

4.3

2star

HB

3.9

3star

M

2.1

2star

T

2.5

3star

MG

109.0

2star

D

9.2

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

4.2

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

MG

133.8

3star

and bit by bit it is coming together. He makes some mistakes and gets beaten at times, but he is on track. I tip he will become a long term very valuable part of the Cats defence.

We should give Will every opportunity to forge his own destiny in our midfield. Maybe it won't work out, but what have we got to lose? At least we can say we gave him a go.

 

[Lomas]

In my opinion, Will should be played every week, unless carrying an injury or gets injured. Limit his time on the ground to around 60% maybe, but just tell him, the spot is his for the rest of the season.

There have been many instances over the years where players have been given this sort of game time/approach and then one day they have really emerged.

Very different types no doubt, but Geelong are doing this now with Esava Ratugolea and bit by bit it is coming together. He makes some mistakes and gets beaten at times, but he is on track. I tip he will become a long term very valuable part of the Cats defence.

We should give Will every opportunity to forge his own destiny in our midfield. Maybe it won't work out, but what have we got to lose? At least we can say we gave him a go.

And his character suggests that he won’t be scarred by big losses.

 

[Shermanator]

Same age but Will playing almost 7 mins a game less. Not a worry with this bloke, nothing at all.

 

[The acurate one]

Did Wil say it was ok to reach into our pants, collect and hurl fecal matter at JHFF or in the general direction of Poort players?

Is what I heard, crikey it is on

 

[Lomas]

Did Wil say it was ok to reach into our pants, collect and hurl fecal matter at JHFF or in the general direction of Poort players?

Is what I heard, crikey it is on

Just that we can fart in his general direction

 

[shinboner magic]

Did Wil say it was ok to reach into our pants, collect and hurl fecal matter at JHFF or in the general direction of Poort players?

Is what I heard, crikey it is on

They call that dessert at poort

 

[Bojan KantKick]

Did very well. Would have been funny to see TJ and Cornholes reaction if he went harder.

 

[north_lad]

Did very well. Would have been funny to see TJ and Cornholes reaction if he went harder.

Corn would have grimaced through it then done a ten minute segment on FC about it a week later

 

[tazaa]

Powells injury might come at a convenient time for WP. Hopefully now he can lock down his place in the side and not worry about JS.

Been an unideal start to the year but we’re playing the long game.
Build on his fitness and get some continuity.

There’s goals and personal benchmarks that he wants to hit and everyone believes that he will.
Hopefully he can just concentrate on his footy and all the extra noise will take care of itself.


There’s a sense of frustration that the list needs major work still, not only from a turnover perspective but a development view and it’s crazy that we’ve seen such high turnover in recent years and will continue to do so. The rebuild is still in its infancy and we really need to pump the brakes on expectation. The results we’re seeing from 2020 till now are indicative of a group of footballers who are nowhere near it. The worst in the comp. The ladder position says so.
I hate saying it because we’ve been in the wilderness for decades, but we need to be patient.
You don’t beg for a Liam Shiels

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Liam Shiels

Age

33

Ht

184cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.2

5star

K

11.7

4star

HB

8.5

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

5.9

5star

CL

3.4

5star

D

17.4

4star

K

10.4

4star

HB

7.0

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

4.1

5star

CL

1.9

4star

D

12.2

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

3.8

5star

to come out of retirement and take on Howe and Turner if you believe we’re okay.
I mean we could delist 10-11 blokes tomorrow and none would get picked up.

It’s actually bloody murder the state the list has been in the past 5 or so years and we as supporters need to forget about these lost years.
We just weren’t fair dinkum about our strategy and investing in our footy department and development. Hopefully now that’s changing.

This is year 1 guys.

 

[Ashley B]

Did Wil say it was ok to reach into our pants, collect and hurl fecal matter at JHFF or in the general direction of Poort players?

Is what I heard, crikey it is on

Speaking of this, mate told me they did a test on the peanuts left in the bowl at a bar recently. And the thing they found most prominent was fecal matter . So safe to say dont play with your nuts at the bar .