Ethan Phillips (footballer) explained

Ethan Phillips
Fullname:Ethan Phillips
Birth Date:17 July 1999
Originalteam:Oakleigh Chargers
Position:Key defender
Currentclub:Carlton reserves
Debutdate:20 May 2024
Debutstadium:Adelaide Oval
Height:197 cm
Weight:90 kg[1]
Otheroccupation:Logistics worker[2]
Years1:2024
Games Goals1:1 (0)
Careerhighlights:

2022

Ethan Phillips (born 17 July 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He previously played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Career

Phillips joined the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup in 2016 and stayed with the club in 2017.[1]

In 2018, he joined in the Victorian Football League (VFL), playing in 15 games and avering 11.5 intercept possessions.[1] The same year, he also played for St Kevin's Old Boys in the Victorian Amateur Football Association in the club's premiership-winning team.[3]

In 2022, Phillips was awarded the Fothergill–Round–Mitchell Medal as the most promising young talent in the VFL.[4] He averaged 17.3 disposals in his 18 games for Port Melbourne in 2023.[5]

Ahead of the 2024 VFL season, Phillips joined in December 2023.[6]

AFL

On 17 February 2024, announced they had signed Phillips to the club's rookie list in the pre-season supplemental selection period (SSP).[5] Phillips was signed after Hawthorn defender James Blanck suffered an ACL injury, which meant he would miss the entire 2024 AFL season.[7]

Phillips continued to play in the VFL for Box Hill at the start of the 2024 season.[8] He made his AFL debut in round 10 against .[9] Phillips played just the one match before being delisted at the end of the season.[10]

Post-AFL

Following his delisting, Phillips joined Carlton's reserves team in the VFL.[11]

Statistics

Updated to the end of 2024.[1] [8] [12]

|-| 2024 || || 37| 1 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 4 || 10 || 3 || 1 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 6.0 || 4.0 || 10.4 || 3.0 || 1.0|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3|! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 6 !! 4 !! 10 !! 3 !! 1 !! 0.0 !! 0.0 !! 6.0 !! 4.0 !! 10.4 !! 3.0 !! 1.0|}

Honours and achievements

Hawthorn

Notes and References

  1. Web site: #23 Ethan Phillips . Rookie Me.
  2. Web site: Full-time logistics worker Ethan Phillips on AFL clubs' radar . CODE Sports . 15 September 2022.
  3. Web site: Easy does it . St Kevin's Old Boys Football Club . https://web.archive.org/web/20240520010212/https://www.skobfc.com/post/easy-does-it . 20 May 2024.
  4. Web site: 2022 VFL and VFLW Awards: Gribble and Nanscawen go back-to-back . afl.com.au . 13 September 2022.
  5. Web site: Remarkable 17-year AFL draft streak still alive as Hawks hand lifeline to VFL star . Fox Sports.
  6. Web site: Hawks sign VFL gun to replace sidelined defender . AFL.com.au . 17 February 2024.
  7. Web site: Hawks sign VFL gun Phillips . Hawthorn Football Club . 20 May 2024 . 19 February 2024.
  8. Web site: Ethan Phillips . VFL Stats . 20 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240520014803/https://vfl.aflmstats.com/player/Ethan_Phillips . 20 May 2024.
  9. Web site: Gabelich . Josh . Hawks name debutant, defender to make long-awaited return . AFL.com.au.
  10. Web site: Former top-10 pick, pre-season recruit among three Hawks axed. afl.com.au. 18 October 2024.
  11. Web site: Filippo . Cristian . VFL news: Blues confirm signing of Ethan Phillips . Carlton Football Club . 2 December 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241202070248/https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/1701221/vfl-news-blues-confirm-signing-of-ethan-phillips . 2 December 2024 . 2 December 2024.
  12. Web site: Ethan Phillips . GameDay . 20 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240520013328/https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=201496750&client=0-118-10462-518179-25836181 . 20 May 2024 . 14 September 2019.