Player Watch #29: Will Phillips [Part II] - Extends to End of 2025

[rickety]

Will not done yet, Kangas midfield now batting super deep yet still working out the best mix. He’s the best defensive pressure mid in there and best creative handball both left and right side. He basically gets no receives so every possession is loose ball hard ball or occasional uncontested mark. Playing four quarters seems the issue, second half last week was frustrating after a solid first half. No problem retaining him, gives great depth, presumably low salary, could still be ideal foil for stars like LDU Sheezel FOS Colby etc. He also hits targets more than most mids, classic role player, quality character

Tommy Powell has him for creative handballing

 

[Makeshift Park]

We are not a good team though?

 

[FlyHigh18]

Sadly it won’t be a hard decision.

Another team is certain to offer a permanent starting spot. He’ll either take that or choose to be #23 at North.

 

[Chadwiko]

Straight back in next week, please.

We obviously missed his defensive efforts in the midfield tonight.

Yeah yeah yeah I'm fully aware of his 'limitations' but he's better than and contributes more than6-8 of the players who played tonight, and is beneficial to our midfield structure.

 

[Makeshift Park]

Straight back in next week, please.

We obviously missed his defensive efforts in the midfield tonight.

Yeah yeah yeah I'm fully aware of his 'limitations' but he's better than and contributes more than6-8 of the players who played tonight, and is beneficial to our midfield structure.

We lost the stoppages by less than 25%, even with X looking like he was playing through some bruised ribs or something.

We lost the game mostly on turnover and given his inability on the defensive spread Phillips wouldn’t have helped us much there I’m afraid.

 

[hotchilli]

Straight back in next week, please.

We obviously missed his defensive efforts in the midfield tonight.

Yeah yeah yeah I'm fully aware of his 'limitations' but he's better than and contributes more than6-8 of the players who played tonight, and is beneficial to our midfield structure.

No thanks.

 

[Sillygit]

No phillips, no north.

Nah but seriously, keen to see how he goes in the VFL.

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

even as a tagger he's still not great.
Our midfield is stacked and would rather have FOS learning his craft in their than wiphi

This is now being proven to be the biggest fallacy in sport.

If it is “stacked”, then why the f*ck aren’t they winning the midfield battle?

We have to move past picking names or draft picks for our midfield and pick the group of players that will gel best to take the opposition mids to the sword.

 

[Moti]

This is now being proven to be the biggest fallacy in sport.

If it is “stacked”, then why the f*ck aren’t they winning the midfield battle?

We have to move past picking names or draft picks for our midfield and pick the group of players that will gel best to take the opposition mids to the sword.

Stacked with the same type of players is more accurate. Will does little to improv that. It is actually the issue with high picks, you forget to go after the role players


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[swaeney]

To be fair ever since the Collingwood game last year, we have looked a lot better with WP playing 1s than when he’s been in the magoos. Coincidence- I don’t know.

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

To be fair ever since the Collingwood game last year, we have looked a lot better with WP playing 1s than when he’s been in the magoos. Coincidence- I don’t know.

“But, but he only had 12 possessions!”…

 

[Dierdre Chambers]

woeful, Swans were seemingly so gettable, yet we were non competitive, talent not the issue anymore…

 

[Sillygit]

No phillips, no north.

Nah but seriously, keen to see how he goes in the VFL.

Seems like he had a pretty good one, 24 disposals, 7 clearances, 6 tackles, and a goal.

Not necessarily an instant recall, but after last night the bar could be pretty ****en low to clear.

 

[Chip Scab1]

woeful, Swans were seemingly so gettable, yet we were non competitive, talent not the issue anymore…

Great name btw, genuinely good and need to be congratulated.

Seems like he had a pretty good one, 24 disposals, 7 clearances, 6 tackles, and a goal.

Not necessarily an instant recall, but after last night the bar could be pretty ****en low to clear.

Instant recall for us. In.

I want to see them all in... Wardlaw, Duursma, O'Sullivan and Goater. Only then will we know if we are on track or bust.

 

[Whereitallbegan]

Seems like he had a pretty good one, 24 disposals, 7 clearances, 6 tackles, and a goal.

Not necessarily an instant recall, but after last night the bar could be pretty ****en low to clear.

 

[Sillygit]

oh wow, they must have updated the stats or something, i've sold him short 4 tackles and a clerance/possession.

Pushes it a little closer to recall territory

 

[kool kangas]

NMFC write up on WillPhil
Will Phillips competed hard in the middle, picking up 24 disposals and seven clearances to strengthen his case for an AFL recall. He was rewarded for his efforts with a goal on the stroke of full-time.

 

[koshari]

Might have morphed into the new laz to good for magoos and not good enough for ones tweener role.

 

[zoomba23]

I want to see how we go dropping Powell and playing Phillips. Don't rate either of them atm but Powell finds himself adrift way too often. A different mix might provide a sugar hit

 

[Horizons_00]

Will lowers his eyes when delivering into the 50. Bring him in.

 

[Themanbun]

Will lowers his eyes when delivering into the 50. Bring him in.

His go to from centre or stoppage clearance is the same as LDU and Powell - dump kick.

 

[Supreme_Chancellor]

Bloke plays for the jumper at least.

 

[Moti]

To be fair ever since the Collingwood game last year, we have looked a lot better with WP playing 1s than when he’s been in the magoos. Coincidence- I don’t know.

We haven't looked good for 6 years.

 

[swaeney]

We haven't looked good for 6 years.

We looked pretty Mickey Mouse against Melbourne a couple of weeks ago

 

[DuckYeah]

We looked pretty Mickey Mouse against Melbourne a couple of weeks ago

No we didn’t. We butchered the footy in that game too.