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

[DuckYeah]

and Phillip's was dropped at least 3 times from one of the worst teams of all time. Wouldn't net us a pick in the 30s ATM.

Here is swallows year as a 22 year old at the end of the season.

Phillips will have better stats than this. He averaged the same in 2023. He’ll no doubt improve again.


You say dropped from the worst team. Our midfield wasn’t the worst. Our midfield stacked up against most teams. You crazy man

 

[Horizons_00]

Watch out 2024

He will prove the haters wrong (especially Kane)

 

[JGreezy]

A lot of negativity in here about Will. I don't get it.

He's developing at his own pace. The future of our club isn't relying on him being a star. We have a ton of young talents in the midfield.

We used a high pick on him but there are no non-academy players drafted after him that would be changing the course of this club. Some might say Logan McDonald but I'd put it at about a 20% chance of him still being at North if we drafted him.

I think that he's going to be a very good player and make some comments here look bad, but its also not a huge disaster if he doesn't make it. There's not a lot to worry about, here.

 

[The Brady Bunch]

A lot of negativity in here about Will. I don't get it.

He's developing at his own pace. The future of our club isn't relying on him being a star. We have a ton of young talents in the midfield.

We used a high pick on him but there are no non-academy players drafted after him that would be changing the course of this club. Some might say Logan McDonald but I'd put it at about a 20% chance of him still being at North if we drafted him.

I think that he's going to be a very good player and make some comments here look bad, but its also not a huge disaster if he doesn't make it. There's not a lot to worry about, here.

The most disappointing thing is the number of people on here who appear to have invested so heavily in Will failing. I really don't get why people attach their ego to their opinions when it comes to a football player, especially when the success of that player should be a cause for celebration.

 

[FlyHigh18]

A key player or two gets injured and the next in line 'miraculously' has a 40+ disposal breakout game.
We've seen this happen so many times. And then everyone acts shocked ... "where was this before!?"

It's a harsh game where we funnel what is in reality a set number of disposals (approx 350) through very few players.

I often wonder how many players throughout the ages never reached their potential simply bc they were never allowed to be that number 1 or 2 guy in the midfield.

I hope Wifi doesn't get pushed down the pecking order and forgotten, while at the same time I wonder whos spot he'll take.

 

[JGreezy]

Our current healthy midfield group is Simpkin, Wardlaw, Phillips, Powell, Lazarro & the wings.

And we are in preseason.

If we are 100% healthy then there is a chance that Phillips isn't starting in the middle. But we can't assume to be 100% healthy. He will attend a lot of centre bounces this year.

He will have oppurtunity.

 

[Premieroos]

Our current healthy midfield group is Simpkin, Wardlaw, Phillips, Powell, Lazarro & the wings.

And we are in preseason.

If we are 100% healthy then there is a chance that Phillips isn't starting in the middle. But we can't assume to be 100% healthy. He will attend a lot of centre bounces this year.

He will have oppurtunity.

Geez that's grim, just have to pray that some of LDU, Thomas & Mckercher will be fit or we're probably write offs from the first bounce.

 

[The Brady Bunch]

A key player or two gets injured and the next in line 'miraculously' has a 40+ disposal breakout game.
We've seen this happen so many times. And then everyone acts shocked ... "where was this before!?"

It's a harsh game where we funnel what is in reality a set number of disposals (approx 350) through very few players.

I often wonder how many players throughout the ages never reached their potential simply bc they were never allowed to be that number 1 or 2 guy in the midfield.

I hope Wifi doesn't get pushed down the pecking order and forgotten, while at the same time I wonder whos spot he'll take.

You are so spot on with this. And the historic point of reference is Andrew Swallow getting injured and making way for young Ben Cunnington who was suddenly not a bust after all. And then history repeating when Cunners went down with cancer and LDU emerging as a breakout player rather than a bust.

More recently, you could trace Jason Korn Prances' on-field tantrums to the fact that he was not getting as much midfield time as he wanted, and the time he did get, he was required to block for LDU or be the defensive sweeper rather than the go to guy. Which of course, had to be the case when there were players ahead of him in the role he wanted.

 

[Ocha905]

So he’s been compared to Greg Williams (AFL legend), Andrew Swallow

Andrew Swallow

Age

37

Ht

182cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.7

5star

K

9.6

4star

HB

11.1

5star

M

2.9

3star

T

6.6

5star

CL

5.8

5star

No current season stats available

D

8.8

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

3.4

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

4.4

5star

(club great) and Paddy Dow

15

Paddy Dow

Age

25

Ht

184cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

7.0

3star

HB

7.1

4star

M

2.1

2star

T

2.9

4star

CL

2.6

4star

D

7.0

1star

K

4.0

1star

HB

3.0

2star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.0

3star

CL

0.0

1star

D

12.4

4star

K

5.8

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

1.6

2star

T

2.8

5star

CL

2.6

5star

(draft bust). The BigFooty hyperbole in a nutshell.

I think someone said he can be similar to Chris Masten

Chris Masten

Age

35

Ht

180cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.8

5star

K

10.9

4star

HB

9.9

5star

M

4.1

4star

T

2.7

4star

CL

1.7

4star

No current season stats available

D

14.8

4star

K

8.8

4star

HB

6.0

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

5.0

5star

(215 games, a solid cog in a good midfield) which is the only reasonable comp I’ve seen.

 

[Mcarcherey]

Geez that's grim, just have to pray that some of LDU, Thomas & Mckercher will be fit or we're probably write offs from the first bounce.

Powell and Phillips could be anything, both had setbacks that can take a year to properly come back from

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[Devil Fish]

A key player or two gets injured and the next in line 'miraculously' has a 40+ disposal breakout game.
We've seen this happen so many times. And then everyone acts shocked ... "where was this before!?"

Can’t recall that ever happening. You got any examples of that happening FlyHigh18?

 

[Zondor]

Can’t recall that ever happening. You got any examples of that happening FlyHigh18?

C'mon Mate. It happens all the time. :stern look

 

[Handsome.B.Wonderful]

Can’t recall that ever happening. You got any examples of that happening FlyHigh18?

The injury part is superfluous, it happens all the time when players take their chances...


Peter Bell
Tom Mitchell
Josh P Kennedy
James Podsiadly
Craig Bradley

....

Jack Hayes
Michael Barlow
Damian Peverill
Mark Porter
Brad Dalziell


Edit: Caught in the old Devil Fish vs Zondor-aroo.

I should really check usernames before responding

 

[Themanbun]

Heard he is in very good nick.

 

[Kanga Glory]

Only concern is when not playing on ball can he adapt to playing elsewhere. Personally I like him as the bull in the centre dishing it out. Looked at home when able to play that role. Continually in the role will improve his consistency.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Only concern is when not playing on ball can he adapt to playing elsewhere. Personally I like him as the bull in the centre dishing it out. Looked at home when able to play that role. Continually in the role will improve his consistency.

It’s mid or bust. He really doesn’t need to play anywhere else though.

 

[Junk yard]

Has anyone mentioned that he got a brownlow vote against G.C?

 

[Lingsface]

I’m a big fan he has had a rough trot and is still so young, glandular can really knock the wind out of someone. If he can’t fit in your midfield I’d love him at Geelong, also Tom Powell as a second option.

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

Only concern is when not playing on ball can he adapt to playing elsewhere. Personally I like him as the bull in the centre dishing it out. Looked at home when able to play that role. Continually in the role will improve his consistency.

High HF or even sweeping back to use his neat kicking across HB.

 

[Horace]

A lot of negativity in here about Will. I don't get it.

He's developing at his own pace. The future of our club isn't relying on him being a star. We have a ton of young talents in the midfield.

We used a high pick on him but there are no non-academy players drafted after him that would be changing the course of this club. Some might say Logan McDonald but I'd put it at about a 20% chance of him still being at North if we drafted him.

I think that he's going to be a very good player and make some comments here look bad, but its also not a huge disaster if he doesn't make it. There's not a lot to worry about, here.

What??? Negativity about young blokes here on Bigfooty???

Surely not. Never happened before in the history of the world, let alone the NMFC BigFooty board.

 

[shinboner magic]

 

[Liam Boy]

The injury part is superfluous, it happens all the time when players take their chances...


Peter Bell
Tom Mitchell
Josh P Kennedy
James Podsiadly
Craig Bradley

....

Jack Hayes
Michael Barlow
Damian Peverill
Mark Porter
Brad Dalziell


Edit: Caught in the old Devil Fish vs Zondor-aroo.

I should really check usernames before responding

Andrew Swallow was a late inclusion for Liam Anthony in R1 2009, he only had 21 disposals in that game but he ended up winning the B&F that year

 

[The Brady Bunch]

Andrew Swallow was a late inclusion for Liam Anthony in R1 2009, he only had 21 disposals in that game but he ended up winning the B&F that year

Yeah I'd say that counts as taking his chances.

 

[The Brady Bunch]

What??? Negativity about young blokes here on Bigfooty???

Surely not. Never happened before in the history of the world, let alone the NMFC BigFooty board.

People shit canning young players on NMFC BigFooty is more certain than death in Texas. And the only thing more certain than that is when the player does manage to develop and become an A grader, it will be because "the penny finally dropped" rather than physical development, experience, and opportunity.

 

[the big lebowski]

Andrew Swallow was a late inclusion for Liam Anthony in R1 2009, he only had 21 disposals in that game but he ended up winning the B&F that year

I vividly remember him destroying the top of the ladder saints with Scott and jb watching on from a super box