Tom Phillips (born 7 May 1996) is an

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er who most recently played for the

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in the

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(AFL).

Early and personal life

Phillips grew up in

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. He participated in the

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program at Milgate Primary School in

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. He attended

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, where he excelled at Australian rules football and running. His uncle, Andrew Phillips played 42 games for

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. His younger brother

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played for St Kilda.

State football

Phillips played for the

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in the

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, 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. In 2015, Phillips spent time with

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(VFL) club

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, collecting 20 disposals and laying six

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against Collingwood, the club which would draft him to the

(AFL).

AFL career

After being overlooked in the 2014 national draft, Phillips was drafted by Collingwood with their 2nd pick of the 2015 national draft, which was the 58th pick overall. He impressed in pre-season during the annual time-trial beating "time-trial king"

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. He made his debut for Collingwood in round 12 of the

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, against

in the

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. Two rounds later, he scored his first goal, against

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. Phillips was named the

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nominee for round 9 of the 2017 season, after gathering 24 disposals in Collingwood's comeback win over

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at the

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. In the 2018 season, Phillips was selected by the

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for the

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. Following the 2020 season, Phillips along with

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and

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were put up for trade by Collingwood due to salary cap issues. Phillips would eventually be traded to

in exchange for Pick 65 in the

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. Phillips played one pre-season game in the number 16 guernsey before the retirement of

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prior to the start of the

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allowed him to continue wearing his old number 21 for Hawthorn.

Statistics

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Personal life

Phillips is studying for a

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. Notes

Honours and achievements

Individual * 22under22 team: 2018 *

nominee:

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Phillips, Tom Living people 1996 births Collingwood Football Club players Oakleigh Chargers players Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Hawthorn Football Club players Box Hill Football Club players