Mattaes Phillipou | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Mattaes Phillipou | ||
Date of birth | 27 December 2004 | ||
Original team(s) | PHOS Camden Football Club (Adelaide Footy League) Woodville-West Torrens Football Club (SANFL) | ||
Draft | No. 10, 2022 AFL draft | ||
Debut | Round 1, 2023, St Kilda vs. Fremantle, at Marvel Stadium | ||
Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder/Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | St Kilda | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2023– | St Kilda | 24 (13) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of end of 2023. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Mattaes Phillipou (born 27 December 2004) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by St Kilda with their first pick in the 2022 AFL draft, pick 10 overall.
Phillipou is the son of former AFL player Sam Phillipou, who played three games for the Western Bulldogs in 1995.
Phillipou generated plentiful excitement in his draft year, averaging 28 disposals and 1.5 goals in the SANFL under 18s competition. In the lead-up to the 2022 AFL draft, he was forecast to be taken by either Essendon or St Kilda in the first round. [1]
Phillipou was taken by St Kilda with pick 10 in the 2022 AFL draft after Essendon instead opted to take Elijah Tsatas. [2]
Phillipou made his AFL debut in Round 1 of the 2023 AFL season against Fremantle, where he gathered 16 disposals and kicked one goal. In Round 2, he scored 3 goals in a win over the Western Bulldogs. He was nominated for the AFL Rising Star in Round 8 against North Melbourne. [3] Phillipou went on to play every match in his debut season, including the Elimination Final.[ citation needed ]
Updated to the end of the 2023 season. [4]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks | ||
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
2023 | St Kilda | 25 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 124 | 180 | 304 | 69 | 54 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 12.7 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1 |
Career | 24 | 13 | 8 | 124 | 180 | 304 | 69 | 54 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 12.7 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1 |
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