Tom Phillips (Australian footballer)

Tom Phillips (born 7 May 1996) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Tom Phillips
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
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
Club information
Current club Hawthorn
Number 16
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2016–2020 Collingwood 89 (44)
2021– Hawthorn 00 0(0)
Total 89 (44)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early and personal life

Phillips grew up in Melbourne and attended Caulfield Grammar School, where he excelled at Australian rules football and running.[2] His uncle, Andrew Phillips played 42 games for Carlton.[2] His younger brother Ed Phillips plays for St Kilda.[3]

Phillips is studying for a Bachelor's degree in communication at Deakin University.[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][2][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]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season[13]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
AFL playing statistics
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2016Collingwood21 634574510233170.50.79.57.517.05.52.80
2017Collingwood21 189721316738088520.50.411.89.321.14.92.90
2018Collingwood21 26158391273664147620.60.315.010.525.55.72.40
2019Collingwood21 241210372200572128530.50.415.58.323.85.32.20
2020Collingwood21 155714110424546350.30.59.46.916.33.12.32
Career 894436117478919634422190.50.413.28.922.15.02.52

Honours and achievements

Individual

References
  1. Mason, Luke (22 May 2017). "Young Pie named Rising Star". Collingwood. Telstra Media.
  2. McGowan, Marc (22 May 2017). "'I can outrun anyone': Ambitious Pie Rising Star". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
  3. Black, Sarah (20 May 2018). "Phillips brothers kick on from park to Etihad". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
  4. "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. "Who is Tom Phillips?". Collingwood. BigPond. 12 June 2016.
  6. "Welcome to Collingwood: Tom Phillips". Collingwood. Telstra Media. 24 November 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018.
  7. Wood, Lauren (30 November 2015). "Steele Sidebottom relinquishes Collingwood's time-trial title to draftee Tom Phillips". Herald Sun.
  8. Gastin, Sam (11 June 2016). "Monday's final team: Four changes". Collingwood. BigPond.
  9. Twomey, Callum (24 June 2016). "Match report: Magpies hand Dockers a huge heave-ho". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
  10. Landsberger, Sam (22 May 2017). "Collingwood's Tom Phillips earns Round 9 Rising Star nomination". Herald Sun.
  11. "2018 22Under22 team unveiled". AFL Players Association. 30 August 2018.
  12. "Phillips traded to Hawthorn". Hawthorn. Telstra Media. 12 November 2020.
  13. "Tom Phillips". AFL Tables. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
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