Tom Phillips (Australian footballer)

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Tom Phillips
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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 (1996-05-07) 7 May 1996 (age 26)
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
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2016–2020 Collingwood 089 (44)
2021–2022 Hawthorn 026 (13)
Total115 (57)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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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Early and personal life

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

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

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

Updated to the end of the 2022 season. [14]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2016 Collingwood 21634574510233170.50.79.57.517.05.52.80
2017 Collingwood 21189721316738088520.50.411.89.321.14.92.90
2018 Collingwood 2126158391273664147620.60.315.010.525.55.72.40
2019 Collingwood 21241210372200572128530.50.415.58.323.85.32.20
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Collingwood 21155714110424546350.30.59.46.916.33.12.32
2021 Hawthorn 212213524116540693470.60.211.07.518.54.22.10
2022 Hawthorn 2140020173711130.00.05.04.39.32.83.30
Career1155741143597124065462790.50.412.58.420.94.72.42

Personal life

Phillips is studying for a Bachelor's degree in communication at Deakin University. [15]

Notes

  1. ↑ 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

Individual

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  2. ↑ AFL Record. Round 1, 2022. pg 86
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