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

[Devil Fish]

It's difficult for a fan to understand the process. I have no Idea where we are going.
It appears nowhere

Clarko in LaLa Land

 

[Blightys Barrel]

I think the selections on the extended interchange bench of RHJ/Archer/WillPhil 24 hours ago was to let these guys know you are close, but not quite ready to come in. The injury to Dawson thru a small spanner in the works, and Biggy gets to benefit. Let’s hope these 3 figure prominently in the VFL coaches votes over the weekend to further push their case next week (Hawks). In all honesty that is the game you want to come in for, as it’s our first realistic shot of getting the chocolates this year. Hard to drop anyone from a winning team.

 

[Epictetus]

Obviously they rate Lazarro as a better midfielder than Phillips, and even Phillips' biggest fans would concede that he's not a forward of any sort. Hence Drury.

 

[cybercrab]

I really like willphil but anyone losing it at the coaches for not selecting him are misinformed. He was not impressive in the vfl match and looked lazy. Our midfield was getting absolutely destroyed for a part of the game

 

[Sillygit]

eh, people were shitting on him not being selected as an emergency, now he has. of course, that apparently won't matter now because he hasn't been selected on the team, but im happy to wait and see how he goes in the VFL.

 

[Junk yard]

I really like willphil but anyone losing it at the coaches for not selecting him are misinformed. He was not impressive in the vfl match and looked lazy. Our midfield was getting absolutely for a part of the game

He's gotta show some hunger and dominate, 35+ not 15. Hopefully has a real dip in the two's. His inability to spread and defend after the contest is what's keeping him out.

 

[ChopChopDigDig]

Wasn't that puzzled about him until now. Laz gets in over him despite not being named?

I assume it’s Laz in for Shiels who must have pulled up sore from training. They want an outside mid/wing replacement for Shiels, not another inside mid.

 

[shinboner spiggs]

Laz trumps Wil for me in the way he moves and what he’s done this year. Wil needs to get moving in the VFL.

 

[RossHenshaw]

Laz trumps Wil for me in the way he moves and what he’s done this year. Wil needs to get moving in the VFL.

Laz trumps Wil for me in the way he moves and what he’s done this year. Wil needs to get moving in the VFL.

Laz & now Looks like Drurie ? Yes Drurie! rated higher than Wil… looks like the selection committee are seeing what we have been seeing from Wil….
Not much (still there are campaigners losing their shit cos he hasn’t been selected)

 

[The Y Factor]

Obviously they rate Lazarro as a better midfielder than Phillips, and even Phillips' biggest fans would concede that he's not a forward of any sort. Hence Drury.

I don’t think they rate Lazz over Philips but I do think that we can’t have Tom, George, Luke and Will all in the midfield - it’s too one paced and dimensional. Lazz is more outside and a point of difference

Drury clearly more pressure forward which I think gives us a different look.

Will will get his chance

 

[archereleven]

I don’t think they rate Lazz over Philips but I do think that we can’t have Tom, George, Luke and Will all in the midfield - it’s too one paced and dimensional. Lazz is more outside and a point of difference

Drury clearly more pressure forward which I think gives us a different look.

Will will get his chance

A point of difference alright - he's a non factor in cba's...

We need a one-touch extractor in at bounces to feed ldu and Powell, and that's where Will comes in imo.

Our midfield setup is for the bin atm

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[Moti]

A point of difference alright - he's a non factor in cba's...

We need a one-touch extractor in at bounces to feed ldu and Powell, and that's where Will comes in imo.

Our midfield setup is for the bin atm

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I think we need a 2nd level with speed more.

 

[Midas]

flipping joke when we are slaughtered at scores from stoppage

 

[tazaa]

Battling a whole bunch of things at the moment.
The body and knee he's trying to get stronger. Building up his core strength as well as his fitness base and the glandular fever isn't helping either with the chronic lingering effects.

Feels the responsibility heavily about turning the clubs fortunes around as the pick 3 from 2020. With TT gone and Powelly coming into form, mentally he now feels like than rather being part of the solution to turn our fortunes around he is just battling with form and knowing he's down the pecking order.
Helps he sees a psychologist to go through not being in the 22 each week and yes, the constant comparisons to Logan McDonald in the media don't help.


He's going to be a slow burn. Its a long year but hopefully one day it just clicks and all comes together. Whatever role he has to play in this team its going to take a lot of maturing. Both physically and mentally.
Not against him getting super, super fit and becoming the next Luke Ball. Doesn't have to win 30 touches a game but maybe a role as a run with player might suit. There is another bloke by the name of 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

who made a career in the same manner.

He doesn't need to be Chris Judd or Gary Ablett for us, but I think there is more setbacks ahead before we see any positives. Just my thoughts.

 

[Mr north man]

Think he will be wanting to be traded at seasons end best north will get is a 3rd round pick.
Unfortunately illness injuries and extremely poor coaching set up at the NMFC in the last 5 years hasn’t helped either.

 

[Frank Thring]

100% agree, Colby will ad additional speed but we don't have the 1-2 powerful mids we need in the middle.

JHF & TT

 

[perplexed]

Patience everyone. Will's position is inside mid but he doesn't have the body yet to play that role. He is too easily knocked off the ball and gets torched on the spread. He is at least another pre-season away. There aren't many short inside mids in the comp, but two that Will should watch are Libba and Neale. Both have bigger tanks but more importantly the strength not to get knocked off the ball at stoppages. Until Will has this he isn't going to help us much.

 

[Only Forwards]

Battling a whole bunch of things at the moment.
The body and knee he's trying to get stronger. Building up his core strength as well as his fitness base and the glandular fever isn't helping either with the chronic lingering effects.

Feels the responsibility heavily about turning the clubs fortunes around as the pick 3 from 2020. With TT gone and Powelly coming into form, mentally he now feels like than rather being part of the solution to turn our fortunes around he is just battling with form and knowing he's down the pecking order.
Helps he sees a psychologist to go through not being in the 22 each week and yes, the constant comparisons to Logan McDonald in the media don't help.


He's going to be a slow burn. Its a long year but hopefully one day it just clicks and all comes together. Whatever role he has to play in this team its going to take a lot of maturing. Both physically and mentally.
Not against him getting super, super fit and becoming the next Luke Ball. Doesn't have to win 30 touches a game but maybe a role as a run with player might suit. There is another bloke by the name of Liam Shiels who made a career in the same manner.

He doesn't need to be Chris Judd or Gary Ablett for us, but I think there is more setbacks ahead before we see any positives. Just my thoughts.

You obviously have some connection to him.

There are a lot of us out here who wish him nothing but success.

Only need to look at the number on his back and know that based on his character he wears one of our most venerated numbers personally passed to him by one of our best ever players.

Go well Will f*** them all.

 

[apollo_creed]

Obviously they rate Lazarro as a better midfielder than Phillips, and even Phillips' biggest fans would concede that he's not a forward of any sort. Hence Drury.

Is Drury a better forward than Phillips though? Reckon Phillips would offer more even in that role. Ability to win the football probably outweighs anything that Drury offers.

 

[apollo_creed]

Patience everyone. Will's position is inside mid but he doesn't have the body yet to play that role. He is too easily knocked off the ball and gets torched on the spread. He is at least another pre-season away. There aren't many short inside mids in the comp, but two that Will should watch are Libba and Neale. Both have bigger tanks but more importantly the strength not to get knocked off the ball at stoppages. Until Will has this he isn't going to help us much.

You’re saying this but have you considered the player might not be happy with not getting a game and want to leave? The lack of contract signing is notable.

 

[Devil Fish]

The issue with guys the size of Will Phillips is they need at least one, but preferably 2, elite traits - explosive speed, penetrating kick, elite fitness, exquisite skills, elite tackling/pressure...... I'm not sure WP has any of these. There's a plethora of guys 3-5 inches taller that have his attributes, but at least they provide a bigger body and something overhead.

Can he play in a potent AFL midfield with Jy & Wardlaw????

 

[The Nostradamus]

The issue with guys the size of Will Phillips is they need at least one, but preferably 2, elite traits - explosive speed, penetrating kick, elite fitness, exquisite skills, elite tackling/pressure...... I'm not sure WP has any of these. There's a plethora of guys 3-5 inches taller that have his attributes, but at least they provide a bigger body and something overhead.

Can he play in a potent AFL midfield with Jy & Wardlaw????

His skills are elite

He just needs to study lachie Neale tape

 

[koshari]

Think he will be wanting to be traded at seasons end best north will get is a 3rd round pick.
Unfortunately illness injuries and extremely poor coaching set up at the NMFC in the last 5 years hasn’t helped either.

Traded to where? West coast? Because he aint going to be getting any more opportunities than at a developing bottom 2 club.

 

[koshari]

Will Phil is gonna be better than Rowell? How are we ever gonna find out?

Few players will be better than rowell.

 

[koshari]

JHF & TT

One of those will be wardlaw and tt was never a brute.

But collectively taking equivelent of 5 seasons of development away definitely affects the collective. And if we move on will we are compounding that.