Tom Phillips

State football Phillips played for the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup, 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 Victorian Football League (VFL) club Port Melbourne, collecting 20 disposals and laying six tackles against Collingwood, the club which would draft him to the Australian Football League (AFL). He impressed in pre-season during the annual time-trial beating "time-trial king" Steele Sidebottom. He made his debut for Collingwood in round 12 of the 2016, against Melbourne in the Queen's Birthday clash. Two rounds later, he scored his first goal, against Fremantle. Phillips was named the AFL Rising Star nominee for round 9 of the 2017 season, after gathering 24 disposals in Collingwood's comeback win over Hawthorn at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. In the 2018 season, Phillips was selected by the AFL Players Association for the 22 Under 22 team.

Following the 2020 season, Phillips along with Jaidyn Stephenson and Adam Treloar were put up for trade by Collingwood due to salary cap issues. Phillips would eventually be traded to Hawthorn in exchange for Pick 65 in the 2020 AFL draft.

Phillips played one pre-season game in the number 16 guernsey before the retirement of Tom Scully prior to the start of the 2021 AFL season allowed him to continue wearing his old number 21 for Hawthorn.

Statistics Updated to the end of the 2022 season.

115 !! 57 !! 41 !! 1435 !! 971 !! 2406 !! 546 !! 279 !! 0.5 !! 0.4 !! 12.5 !! 8.4 !! 20.9 !! 4.7 !! 2.4 !! 2

Personal life Phillips is studying for a Bachelor's degree in communication at Deakin University.