Retired #34: Andrew Phillips - Retiring at the end of the 2023 season - 8/8

[Lore]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2023
My Boy Draft 2023: Claim here

 

[MiguelM]

Basic issue is right now he is not physically strong enough. He is a decent lump of a lad. He will probably put on another 5 to 6 kg in the next few seasons. His marking is hit and miss. Because he is still not as powerful as he can be he does get knocked of the ball in marking contests. His follow up work is okay. His tap work is good. He contests all day and his skills are decent. He is 21. He is not going to be taking the ruck at AFL level a lot for another 2 to 3 years . Right now despite being in the system a similar length of time he is physically 3 years behind Draper who is 24 and has 4 or 5 kg on him. I hope they do get some games into him. If Draper had the same skill set Bryan has he would be the best ruck in the comp. We just need patience and maybe another option going forward rather than Phillips.
The very short term answer is look at Sam Naismith who had a lot of injury issues with the Swans but is doing a really good job for Port Melb in the VFL.
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Mid season draft?

Would love Narkle but we desperately need a marking tall.

 

[Chief Hopper]

Phillips hasn't been able to take those contested marks for a few weeks now.
Looks like he's lost a step, can't jump for the marks lately.

Hopefully he can turn it around soon.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Shades of Zac Clarke out there today. Probably gets another gig out of no other options but geez, has to be his last year. The 1 good game for 5 stinkers model isn't sustainable.

 

[bombreys]

mate..

Averaging 2 kicks, 1 mark and countless errors. You think he's in good form?

 

[Beerfish]

Averaging 2 kicks, 1 mark and countless errors. You think he's in good form?

Did I say that?

 

[Ants]

Should have been rested against Geelong. Has always struggled to back up, and would have given him 12 days before the Port match.

 

[bombreys]

Did I say that?

No, I just made the assumption given you appeared to not agree with my initial statement...

 

[DeezNuts]

His role is to support Draper and look at the influence Drapes had in the second half.

There’s no way Draper has that sort of burst without someone sharing the ruck load.

With no Wright to chop out ruck duties and Bryan looking not up to it yet, there’s no reason at all to drop him.

 

[Beerfish]

No, I just made the assumption given you appeared to not agree with my initial statement...

That's correct. I don't. It's not the worst 3 game stretch I've ever seen from an AFL player. I doubt it's the worst you've seen either. That also doesn't mean I think he's in good form.

 

[DeezNuts]

No, I just made the assumption given you appeared to not agree with my initial statement...

Big gap between “good form” and “the worst 3 game stretch ever”

 

[bombreys]

That's correct. I don't. It's not the worst 3 game stretch I've ever seen from an AFL player. I doubt it's the worst you've seen either. That also doesn't mean I think he's in good form.

Over rounds 6 & 7 he had a combined 1 kick and 0 marks. That's not hyperbole, those are the stats/stat.

He then had 9 stats for 4 clangers (which doesn't properly take into account what he did at the end of the game) in round 8.

You can not agree with it but it's absolutely valid.

 

[faible]

Over rounds 6 & 7 he had a combined 1 kick and 0 marks. That's not hyperbole, those are the stats/stat.

He then had 9 stats for 4 clangers (which doesn't properly take into account what he did at the end of the game) in round 8.

You can not agree with it but it's absolutely valid.

He's a ruckman, you can't simply ignore hitouts of which he had 25 then 22 in 6 & 7.

No one is arguing he's a superstar in great form, but 'worst 3 game stretch' is definitely hyperbole.

 

[wichidi]

His role is to support Draper and look at the influence Drapes had in the second half.

There’s no way Draper has that sort of burst without someone sharing the ruck load.

With no Wright to chop out ruck duties and Bryan looking not up to it yet, there’s no reason at all to drop him.

This is a good point.

 

[Yoda_]

Have a rest big fella. Looks like you need it

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Played very well tonight.

 

[Goat Hird]

Been doing really well of late

 

[fairbump_playon]

Yep, very solid game.

He’s the sort of guy you want to see succeed.

 

[Petrify]

Deserves a lot of credit, was fantastic. If Houston misses we'd all be talking about those smashes out of the middle.

 

[ghostdog]

Great ruckwork tonight, but dig this; 5 tackles. Equal third for us tonight.

 

[citizen-erased]

Steps up when we need him

Was really good tonight

 

[katana]

steps up when he has a debutant opponent, id say. good game though.

 

[BrunoV]

Didn't it take him 3.5 quarters to work out what to do in the middle?

Was rubbish until late.

 

[katana]

Didn't it take him 3.5 quarters to work out what to do in the middle?

Was rubbish until late.

i don't think he was rubbish. some big clunks earlier in the game that draper has not provided for us this year. powerful running and great physical game. he played well, i reckon.

 

[citizen-erased]

steps up when he has a debutant opponent, id say. good game though.

Finlayson hasn't been a mug in the ruck this year

 

[BrunoV]

Finlayson hasn't been a mug in the ruck this year.

Unfortunately, his opponents don't adapt and continue to tap the ball to him.

He's not going to contest the ruck, so
clear the effing ball out of the area to neutralise the outnumber (created by Finlayson not contesting).