Ethan Phillips (born 17 July 1999) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
| Ethan Phillips | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ethan Phillips | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 1999 | ||
| Original team(s) | Oakleigh Chargers | ||
| Debut | 20 May 2024, Hawthorn vs. Port Adelaide, at Adelaide Oval | ||
| Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Key defender | ||
| Other occupation | Logistics worker[2] | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2024 | Hawthorn | 1 (0) | |
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Career
editPhillips joined the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup in 2016 and stayed with the club in 2017.[1]
In 2018, he joined Port Melbourne 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 Box Hill in December 2023.[6]
AFL
editOn 17 February 2024, Hawthorn 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 Port Adelaide.[9] Phillips played just the one match before being delisted at the end of the season.[10]
Statistics
editUpdated to the end of 2024.[1][8][11]
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2024 | Hawthorn | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 10.4 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| 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
editHawthorn
- McClelland Trophy: 2024
References
edit- ^ a b c d "#23 Ethan Phillips". Rookie Me.
- ^ "Full-time logistics worker Ethan Phillips on AFL clubs' radar". CODE Sports. 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Easy does it". St Kevin's Old Boys Football Club. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024.
- ^ "2022 VFL and VFLW Awards: Gribble and Nanscawen go back-to-back". afl.com.au. 13 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Remarkable 17-year AFL draft streak still alive as Hawks hand lifeline to VFL star". Fox Sports.
- ^ "Hawks sign VFL gun to replace sidelined defender". AFL.com.au. 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Hawks sign VFL gun Phillips". Hawthorn Football Club. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Ethan Phillips". VFL Stats. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ Gabelich, Josh. "Hawks name debutant, defender to make long-awaited return". AFL.com.au.
- ^ "Former top-10 pick, pre-season recruit among three Hawks axed". afl.com.au. 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Ethan Phillips". GameDay. 14 September 2019. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.