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

[Event Horizon]

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.

This doesn’t make sense. We’ve turned over that many players since Brad Scott got the ass that to say this is year 1 while Rawlings still has a job is just mind numbing. Yet you could well be right.

Personally I reckon it can’t be that bad


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[tazaa]

This doesn’t make sense. We’ve turned over that many players since Brad Scott got the ass that to say this is year 1 while Rawlings still has a job is just mind numbing. Yet you could well be right.

Personally I reckon it can’t be that bad


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Had the same concerns myself.

We need to ask ourselves this EH.
If you are 3, 4 or 5 years into a rebuild - do you beg for a Liam Shiels to come out of retirement and play for your club. Do you also relist a Turner and a Howe who are finished as AFL footballers? It’s Year 1.

The reality is can we even afford for Goldstein, Ziebell and Shiels to call it quits at the end of the year? Even Greenwood whose contract is up.
We’d arguably go backwards next year in that case.

 

[Sillygit]

Had the same concerns myself.

We need to ask ourselves this EH.
If you are 3, 4 or 5 years into a rebuild - do you beg for a Liam Shiels to come out of retirement and play for your club. Do you also relist a Turner and a Howe who are finished as AFL footballers? It’s Year 1.

The reality is can we even afford for Goldstein, Ziebell and Shiels to call it quits at the end of the year? Even Greenwood whose contract is up.
We’d arguably go backwards next year in that case.

Its why clarko was given 5, cause its year 1

 

[Passmore]

Its why clarko was given 5, cause its year 1

Clarko’s here to start the thing afresh after 2 years of monumental **** ups, not to put the finishing touches on an established list.

The end of 2020 should have been ground zero, but here we are.

 

[AnEmptyChair]

Any reason why Will's not in this week with TP out?

 

[Passmore]

Any reason why Will's not in this week with TP out?

Probably give him a decent run in the guts in the VFL.

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

Any reason why Will's not in this week with TP out?

LDU is a reasonable cover for Powell. Will has no doubt been given instruction on what he needs to do in the VFL.

 

[Nylex]

Any reason why Will's not in this week with TP out?

Most likely he’s not playing well enough

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

There’s a spot there if he good enough.

Fingers crossed he is…

 

[shinboner magic]

A good month of 25+ in the vfl to build up his conditioning and confidence will do him a world of good.

 

[giantroo]

25 disposals, 2 marks, 7 tackles, 3 clearances, 4 i50s against Sandy in the VFL.

 

[Kanga Glory]

Back in next week

 

[shinboner magic]

Another 2 weeks of building up his confidence

 

[Psicosis]

Back in next week

Only if he is going to remain in for an extended period.

Enough of this in one week out the next. We don't want to Paddy Dow him.

I'd rather he spends 4 more weeks dominating VFL then in, sub, out, in, sub.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Back in next week

Yep back in, I reckon he’d love to give it to corne Francis also

Shiels moves back more to a wing (goodbye bailey)

Wilphil, Simpkin and LDU the main mid rotations

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

25 disposals, 2 marks, 7 tackles, 3 clearances, 4 i50s against Sandy in the VFL.

And barely wasted a disposal.

 

[shimaburnsgrieg]

Straight in this week for Cunners.

 

[tazaa]

Cunners with 6 handballs and a kick.

If he survives another week then it’s hard to justify why we aren't picking the 20 year old over the 31 year old.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Cunners with 6 handballs and a kick.

If he survives another week then it’s hard to justify why we aren't picking the 20 year old over the 31 year old.

Twice he’s been subbed because he’s failed at the one thing he’s known for.

It’s a ruthless decision, but he needs to be moved on from.

 

[King Corey]

And barely wasted a disposal.

Do you know his TOG% mate?

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Do you know his TOG% mate?

Not sure. Would be low 70s if I had to guess. Wasn’t really rested forward, which lowered his tog. TT also had his time managed early on.

 

[The Nostradamus]

i want nothing more than wilphil to come in and be best on to shove it right up fireman kanes beloved power

Our best in the vfl on the weekend and should come in to help the mids

 

[jaspers_barber]

Provided he doesn’t chalk up KT numbers, he needs the next 4-6 weeks straight in the 1s or the 2s. Non negotiable. As mentioned already none of this one week in week out sh1t. Was Bard’s cardinal offence and look at how it roøted our development for years

 

[Junk yard]

When do we stop with the excuses for Will? I've seen nothing at all to say he'll make it. His game today was terrible. One paced and no damage at all with his possessions.

 

[SmallRoo]

When do we stop with the excuses for Will? I've seen nothing at all to say he'll make it. His game today was terrible. One paced and no damage at all with his possessions.

Realistically if you redo the 2020 draft he goes somewhere in the second/third round.