Ethan_Phillips_(footballer)
Ethan Phillips (footballer)
Australian rules footballer
Ethan Phillips (born 17 July 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
| Ethan Phillips | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ethan Phillips | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-07-17) 17 July 1999 (age 24) | ||
| 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] | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Hawthorn | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2018–2023 | Port Melbourne | 63 (2) | |
| 2024– | Hawthorn | 1 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 10, 2024. | |||
Phillips 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
On 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]
Updated to the end of round 10, 2024.[1][8][10]
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2016 | Oakleigh | 23 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 37 | 56 | 13 | 10 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 9.3 | 13.8 | 3.3 | 2.5 | — | ||
| 2017 | Oakleigh | 23 | 7 | 0 | 50 | 64 | 114 | 14 | 20 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 9.1 | 16.3 | 5.9 | 2.9 | — | ||
| TAC Cup career | 11 | 0 | 68 | 101 | 169 | 27 | 30 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 9.2 | 15.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | — | ||||
| 2018 | Port Melbourne | 30 | 9 | 1 | 60 | 66 | 126 | 40 | 19 | 0.1 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 14.0 | 4.4 | 2.1 | — | ||
| 2019 | Port Melbourne | 30 | 12 | — | ||||||||||||||
| 2021[lower-alpha 1] | Port Melbourne | 30 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 46 | 131 | 57 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 9.4 | 5.1 | 14.5 | 6.3 | 1.5 | — |
| 2022 | Port Melbourne | 30 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 203 | 89 | 292 | 147 | 25 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 5.9 | 19.5 | 9.8 | 1.7 | — |
| 2023 | Port Melbourne | 30 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 161 | 151 | 312 | 154 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 17.3 | 8.5 | 1.2 | — |
| VFL-listed career | 63 | 2 | 0.0 | — | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
| AFL career | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 10.4 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |||
- The 2021 VFL season was disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with clubs playing an uneven number of games before the season was eventually curtailed without a premiership awarded.
- "#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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Ethan Phillips". GameDay. 14 September 2019. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.