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AFLW 2024 - Round 6 - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
Thank god. I thought it was just the whiskey I'd had tonight that was dumbing me down. Clearly I'm not alone!I'm really not connecting the dots on this one
You have to read the article that was linked. It's about Phillips spending time with African refugees.Thank god. I thought it was just the whiskey I'd had tonight that was dumbing me down. Clearly I'm not alone!
Phillips replaced Hendo - Day is the only one on our list that could play like Smith (but not yet).Phillips replaces Smith CJ is a long turm replacement for Henderson..
CJ is not going anywhere in my opinion his got a lot of X-Factor which we desperately need in the side, and once he gets it all together he'll be a special player.
Must be more to re Stephenson - Is his heart condition more serious than the club first thought - does it prevent him from playing out 4 quarters? Collingwood got burnt badly by Beams re his mental health/gambling/ alcohol issues. For a kid taken at pick 6, Rising star winner to be shipped out with a second rounder suggest that something is seriously wrong
Cheers,May I post in your forum?
You have a fine wingman in Phillips. Fit as a flea, approaching Daisy Thomas levels of last quarter effectiveness. He would be saving us in the last line, tearing forward to snag goals and could go with his direct opponent as well. I feel like he's been squeezed out by Daicos and Sidebottom, and I think you can see the flaw in the thinking there (one being old and the other being a natural half-forward).
Supposedly he's an inaccurate long kick but my feeling is his place in the game plan contributed to his numbers there: I don't think his kicking is a weakness, I think he was often intervening when our mids got over-run and disposing under pressure. His kicking never struck me as a weakness.
Not a blazing star in finals but I don't think he's ever had a mare either, he is a guy who will help you win week in week out with solid fitness and extremely professional outlook. Good luck to him.
Whilst Scully has been completely underwhelming in his 2 seasons at the Hawks I disagree he has regressed in that time. Thought his last 2 games of the season were 2 of his best with us. 18 possies against the Crows and 19 and 1 goal vs the Saints. 2019 was mainly spent recovering from a serious injury and this year I believe the shorter quarters really hampered his major strength of running harder and longer than any other player therefore reducing his effectiveness. Will start round 1 on the opposite wing to Tom P and I am willing to give him another chance to prove his worth and get back to some of that AA quality football for GWS before the serious ankle injury. A dozen or so games on the wide expanses of the G and extra match time won’t hurt his chances.Cheers mate. Fair wrap.
Yeah we just lost Hendo and Izzy. Both fine wingmen. And Scully is regressing at a rate of knots. Was a key need for us.
Downie and Day will be the kids that get a run through there too.
All the best.
Whilst Scully has been completely underwhelming in his 2 seasons at the Hawks I disagree he has regressed in that time. Thought his last 2 games of the season were 2 of his best with us. 18 possies against the Crows and 19 and 1 goal vs the Saints. 2019 was mainly spent recovering from a serious injury and this year I believe the shorter quarters really hampered his major strength of running harder and longer than any other player therefore reducing his effectiveness. Will start round 1 on the opposite wing to Tom P and I am willing to give him another chance to prove his worth and get back to some of that AA quality football for GWS before the serious ankle injury. A dozen or so games on the wide expanses of the G and extra match time won’t hurt his chances.
Thinking more a rugged Ryan Gosling. Similar features. Hope he plays as good as the notebook.I keep seeing David Arquette and it makes me wanna scream!
GW gets it done and with an upgraded pick. TP should be about to come into his prime years as a player and what better place to do it than with Mighty Fighting Hawks
Welcome
Treloar and Phillips are respected as very decent people. The decision was not theirs and it was financial.Cheers,
I was going to ask on your forum on Thursday about what sort of player he was, but as I noticed the atmosphere was...err...rather combustible....I thought it best to leave you guys to it....
Smith is a better kick over long distance and is slightly quicker. Maybe kicks a few more goals but not much difference there. Phillips is very good at getting involved as much as possible, being part of chains of ball movement going down the ground because he reads the play well. I'd argue he is a better reader than Isaac. We don't just need the wingner to be damaging you need them to have an impact with the amount of ball they get too. Think Andrew GaffI didn't check Shiels, but this seems wrong for JOM. Last year with full length games, JOM only got under 20 3 times, and under 18 only once. 2018 was similar, only 3 games under 20 disposals, although there was a 13 possession game that year, but that's the only one in a full length game that I'd call 'low teens' in the last two full seasons.
Phillips is a good get given what we paid. He's not as good as Smith in a number of areas, probably contested ball winning the only area you can really say he's superior to smith. Oh, and he doesn't wear a Geelong jumper which is also a massive plus versus Smith.
May I post in your forum?
You have a fine wingman in Phillips. Fit as a flea, approaching Daisy Thomas levels of last quarter effectiveness. He would be saving us in the last line, tearing forward to snag goals and could go with his direct opponent as well. I feel like he's been squeezed out by Daicos and Sidebottom, and I think you can see the flaw in the thinking there (one being old and the other being a natural half-forward).
Supposedly he's an inaccurate long kick but my feeling is his place in the game plan contributed to his numbers there: I don't think his kicking is a weakness, I think he was often intervening when our mids got over-run and disposing under pressure. His kicking never struck me as a weakness.
Not a blazing star in finals but I don't think he's ever had a mare either, he is a guy who will help you win week in week out with solid fitness and extremely professional outlook. Good luck to him.
If only the last names were spelt slightly differently (like one with one L and one with two). That would create even more fun.I hope we draft Will Phillips just so somebody can start a thread comparing the two.
Our supporters can then spend years irrationally criticising one and boosting the other.
It's going to be great.
Daisy Thomas, contrary to the highlights real, was a gut runner who poured out his heart every game. He was available for silly speccies and lairising celebrations after running into open goals in the last quarter because he'd run one or more opponents into the dirt first. Yes the floppy hair and fist pumps were a bit embarrassing but he was loved at Pieland because he was ripping up and down the wing from fullback to full forward all day long. Phillips is similar for fitness until the last year or so and I expect he will get back to that level. Not as much of a lair though.Thanks for posting but “approaching Daisy Thomas levels”?
So he’s hugely overrated, does one spectacular thing every game but shits himself when the pressure’s on?
Hmmm ...
True. Remember Rossy Lyon saying Daisy was the best 2 way runner in the game back in 2010.Daisy Thomas, contrary to the highlights real, was a gut runner who poured out his heart every game. He was available for silly speccies and lairising celebrations after running into open goals in the last quarter because he'd run one or more opponents into the dirt first. Yes the floppy hair and fist pumps were a bit embarrassing but he was loved at Pieland because he was ripping up and down the wing from fullback to full forward all day long. Phillips is similar for fitness until the last year or so and I expect he will get back to that level. Not as much of a lair though.
Knows how to handle the media and comes of being honest and honourable.Totally agree..!
Tom Phillipswill be a very good pick up for our club on and of the field.PLAYERCARDSTART21Tom Phillips
- Age
- 28
- Ht
- 187cm
- Wt
- 80kg
- Pos.
- Mid
CareerSeasonLast 5
- D
- 22.4
- 5star
- K
- 13.4
- 5star
- HB
- 9.0
- 5star
- M
- 5.1
- 5star
- T
- 2.5
- 4star
- CL
- 1.6
- 4star
- D
- 15.1
- 4star
- K
- 8.5
- 3star
- HB
- 6.6
- 4star
- M
- 2.5
- 3star
- T
- 2.3
- 3star
- CL
- 0.5
- 3star
- D
- 16.0
- 4star
- K
- 9.0
- 4star
- HB
- 7.0
- 5star
- M
- 5.2
- 5star
- T
- 3.0
- 5star
- CL
- 0.8
- 3star
PLAYERCARDEND
He comes across as a quality person and an honest young man with maturity beyond his age, and with all the right attributes needed for building an maintaining a good culture in our footy club.
Future Captain...!
This nice read also speaks volumes about this young man.
Why Collingwood young gun Tom Phillips spent part of his off-season inside a Rwandan refugee camp | FOX SPORTS
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I am a big fan of Gaff so if we have a Gaff version 2.0 that is fine in my books.Smith is a better kick over long distance and is slightly quicker. Maybe kicks a few more goals but not much difference there. Phillips is very good at getting involved as much as possible, being part of chains of ball movement going down the ground because he reads the play well. I'd argue he is a better reader than Isaac. We don't just need the wingner to be damaging you need them to have an impact with the amount of ball they get too. Think Andrew Gaff. Phillips is more your Gaff type of Winger. Death by a thousands cut by sheer amount of ball he gets.PLAYERCARDSTART3Andrew Gaff
- Age
- 32
- Ht
- 184cm
- Wt
- 83kg
- Pos.
- Mid
CareerSeasonLast 5
- D
- 26.6
- 5star
- K
- 15.9
- 5star
- HB
- 10.7
- 5star
- M
- 4.8
- 5star
- T
- 2.0
- 4star
- CL
- 2.5
- 4star
- D
- 24.5
- 5star
- K
- 15.6
- 5star
- HB
- 8.9
- 4star
- M
- 5.4
- 5star
- T
- 2.0
- 3star
- CL
- 2.5
- 4star
- D
- 11.2
- 3star
- K
- 8.0
- 3star
- HB
- 3.2
- 3star
- M
- 3.2
- 4star
- T
- 0.6
- 3star
- CL
- 0.6
- 3star
PLAYERCARDEND
Said it the week before they played them and he was never as good after that, mind games at their bestTrue. Remember Rossy Lyon saying Daisy was the best 2 way runner in the game back in 2010.
Yep, you can keep your players with serious gambling problems, various behavioral issues and pending court cases and we will take the young chap who volunteers in refugee camps thanks very much.Knows how to handle the media and comes of being honest and honourable.
Well played Flipper.
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Odd thing to saySaid it the week before they played them and he was never as good after that, mind games at their best
He only lost his mojo when he had those debilitating injuries. It wrecked his agility and also his endurance. Didn't get the most out of himself because of it did Daisy.Odd thing to say
I seem to recall that Daisy was among Pies best in both 2010 Grand Finals