Retired #34: Andrew Phillips - Retiring at the end of the 2023 season - 8/8

[Lore]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2023
My Boy Draft 2023: Claim here

 

[DapperJong]

 

[Kakkle]

Cheap depth for a year or two, and a upgrade on Zac Clarke. Simple trade, and our depth gets better.

Looks good in an Essendon jumper!

(artists impression)

 

[jooce8891]

congrats guys, a really good depth ruck man, if you get his body right he can easily serve as a #1 ruckman, good luck to him

 

[RedmanWasHere]

He's to go nowhere near Aaron Francis.

 

[Vindicater]

Good trade.

Hopefully can make a good go of his chance early in the season with Draper still recovering.

 

[Lore]

He's to go nowhere near Aaron Francis.

Clearly taking over #12 from Baguley.

 

[TheDinosaur]

if you get his body right

well he's s**t out of luck with us.

 

[DapperJong]

By the end of 2020 he will be ahead of T Bell.

 

[Kakkle]

This is how our depth ruckman duel for next year went down. Literally if you can touch the ball, you're in.

 

[staaation]

Welcome Andy I love that you are not Zac Clarke

 

[BrunoV]

Feels like we signed Grundy, to be honest.

Anything to not have to watch Clarke again.


In reality he's a physical presence. He'll take a body and that about all we need next year.

I don't think he can be more than that.


Still also cant help but think of Campbell...in North colours...

 

[Vindicater]

Has anybody checked on eth yet?

 

[jmoo wan]

happy with this but seriously:

The Bombers secured the 28-year-old, along with picks 61 and 72, in exchange for selections 57 and 70 on Wednesday.

what is the ******* point?

 

[DapperJong]

Has anybody checked on eth yet?

He was apart of the trade

 

[Burzum]

my boy

 

[yodellinhank]

Be interested to see how he pairs with Clarke.

 

[DapperJong]

He once ran 18.9kms in a game.

 

[The Donners]

He once ran 18.9kms in a game.

Wowsers!

 

[Lance Uppercut]

happy with this but seriously:

The Bombers secured the 28-year-old, along with picks 61 and 72, in exchange for selections 57 and 70 on Wednesday.

what is the ******* point?

 

[The Donners]

So if Phillips is break glass in emergency, what does that make Clarke? Delisted?

 

[DapperJong]

So if Phillips is break glass in emergency, what does that make Clarke? Delisted?

I don't know if he is. I think we will see him quite a bit.

 

[jmoo wan]

it’s beautiful.

 

[The Donners]

I don't know if he is. I think we will see him quite a bit.

Ok. I’ve never seen him play... I’ll rephrase that, I don’t recall him playing when I’ve seen his team play.

 

[DapperJong]

Ok. I’ve never seen him play... I’ll rephrase that, I don’t recall him playing when I’ve seen his team play.

Look, he's average. But I think he isn't as far away from T Bell as it is. I think they might work in tandem?

 

[The Donners]

Look, he's average. But I think he isn't as far away from T Bell as it is. I think they might work in tandem?

I’m a TBell fan/advocate but even I thought he was cooked. Obviously plenty of negative talk on here but maybe he was carrying an injury (typical). When a big man does an ankle it obviously takes longer to heal. Hoping he bounces back but I as well as others have my concerns. If Draper is slow in getting back, can he at least hold his own?