Tom Phillips (Australian footballer)
Tom Phillips (born 7 May 1996) is an Australian rules footballer who most recently played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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| Phillips warming up prior to a pre-season match in March 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Tom Phillips | ||
| Nickname(s) | Flipper[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 58, 2015 national draft | ||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2016–2020 | Collingwood | 89 (44) | |
| 2021–2022 | Hawthorn | 26 (13) | |
| Total | 115 (57) | ||
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early and personal life edit
Phillips grew up in Melbourne. He participated in the Auskick program at Milgate Primary School in Doncaster East, Victoria.[2] He attended Caulfield Grammar School, where he excelled at Australian rules football and running.[3] His uncle, Andrew Phillips played 42 games for Carlton.[3] His younger brother Ed Phillips played for St Kilda.[4]
State football edit
Phillips played for the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup, appearing in 12 games and winning a premiership with them in the 2014 season. The next season he returned as an overage player, making the most of his final year in the development league. He kicked 23 goals in 16 games and selected as one of the best players half the time. In the Grand Final he tallied 18 disposals and kicked two goals to help them claim back-to-back premierships.[5] In 2015, Phillips spent time with Victorian Football League (VFL) club Port Melbourne, collecting 20 disposals and laying six tackles against Collingwood, the club which would draft him to the Australian Football League (AFL).[1]
AFL career edit
After being overlooked in the 2014 national draft,[1] Phillips was drafted by Collingwood with their 2nd pick of the 2015 national draft, which was the 58th pick overall.[6] He impressed in pre-season during the annual time-trial beating "time-trial king" Steele Sidebottom.[7] He made his debut for Collingwood in round 12 of the 2016, against Melbourne in the Queen's Birthday clash.[8] Two rounds later, he scored his first goal, against Fremantle.[9] Phillips was named the AFL Rising Star nominee for round 9 of the 2017 season, after gathering 24 disposals in Collingwood's comeback win over Hawthorn at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[1][3][10] In the 2018 season, Phillips was selected by the AFL Players Association for the 22 Under 22 team.[11]
Following the 2020 season, Phillips along with Jaidyn Stephenson and Adam Treloar were put up for trade by Collingwood due to salary cap issues. Phillips would eventually be traded to Hawthorn in exchange for Pick 65 in the 2020 AFL draft.[12]
Phillips played one pre-season game in the number 16 guernsey before the retirement of Tom Scully prior to the start of the 2021 AFL season allowed him to continue wearing his old number 21 for Hawthorn.[13]
Statistics edit
Updated to the end of the 2022 season.[14]
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2016 | Collingwood | 21 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 57 | 45 | 102 | 33 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 17.0 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2017 | Collingwood | 21 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 213 | 167 | 380 | 88 | 52 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 11.8 | 9.3 | 21.1 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | Collingwood | 21 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 391 | 273 | 664 | 147 | 62 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 15.0 | 10.5 | 25.5 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2019 | Collingwood | 21 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 372 | 200 | 572 | 128 | 53 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 15.5 | 8.3 | 23.8 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | Collingwood | 21 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 141 | 104 | 245 | 46 | 35 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 9.4 | 6.9 | 16.3 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 2021 | Hawthorn | 21 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 241 | 165 | 406 | 93 | 47 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 11.0 | 7.5 | 18.5 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Hawthorn | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 11 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 9.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Career | 115 | 57 | 41 | 1435 | 971 | 2406 | 546 | 279 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 12.5 | 8.4 | 20.9 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 2 | ||
Personal life edit
Phillips is studying for a Bachelor's degree in communication at Deakin University.[15]
Notes
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Honours and achievements edit
Individual
- 22under22 team: 2018
- AFL Rising Star nominee: 2017
References edit
- ^ a b c d Mason, Luke (22 May 2017). "Young Pie named Rising Star". Collingwood. Telstra Media. from the original on 22 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ AFL Record. Round 1, 2022. pg 86
- ^ a b c McGowan, Marc (22 May 2017). "'I can outrun anyone': Ambitious Pie Rising Star". Australian Football League. Telstra Media. from the original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ Black, Sarah (20 May 2018). "Phillips brothers kick on from park to Etihad". Australian Football League. Telstra Media. from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Who is Tom Phillips?". Collingwood. BigPond. 12 June 2016. from the original on 13 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ . Collingwood. Telstra Media. 24 November 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018.
- ^ Wood, Lauren (30 November 2015). "Steele Sidebottom relinquishes Collingwood's time-trial title to draftee Tom Phillips". Herald Sun. from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ Gastin, Sam (11 June 2016). "Monday's final team: Four changes". Collingwood. BigPond. from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ Twomey, Callum (24 June 2016). "Match report: Magpies hand Dockers a huge heave-ho". Australian Football League. Telstra Media. from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ Landsberger, Sam (22 May 2017). "Collingwood's Tom Phillips earns Round 9 Rising Star nomination". Herald Sun. from the original on 23 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "2018 22Under22 team unveiled". AFL Players Association. 30 August 2018. from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Phillips traded to Hawthorn". Hawthorn. Telstra Media. 12 November 2020. from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Phillips' last minute jumper swap". from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Tom Phillips". AFL Tables. from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
External links edit
- Tom Phillips's playing statistics from AFL Tables