Andrew Phillips (footballer, born 1991)

Andrew Phillips (born 3 July 1991) is a former Australian rules footballer played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the 2011 rookie draft, with pick four. He made his debut in round 7, 2012, against Gold Coast at Manuka Oval, in Greater Western Sydney's first ever AFL win.^[1]

Andrew Phillips
Phillips playing for Carlton in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Andrew Phillips
Date of birth	(1991-07-03) 3 July 1991 (age 34)
Original team(s)	Lauderdale Football Club (TFL)
Draft	No. 4, 2011 rookie draft
Height	201 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	98 kg (216 lb)
Position(s)	Ruckman
Club information
Current club	Essendon
Number	34
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2012–2015	Greater Western Sydney	14 0(5)
2016–2019	Carlton	27 (10)
2020–2023	Essendon	41 (13)
Total		82 (28)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

In October 2015, Phillips and his other Giants' teammates of Jed Lamb, Lachie Plowman and Liam Sumner were traded to the Carlton Football Club.^[2]

Phillips made his Carlton debut in round 1, 2016 against Richmond at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Phillips was traded to a third club, Essendon, at the conclusion of the 2019 AFL season.^[3]

Statistics

Updated to the end of 2023.^[4]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks	H/O	Hit-outs

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals								Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	H/O	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	H/O
2011	Greater Western Sydney	27	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	Greater Western Sydney	27	9	3	2	38	23	61	16	15	91	0.3	0.2	4.2	2.6	6.8	1.8	1.7	10.1
2013	Greater Western Sydney	27	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	Greater Western Sydney	27	1	1	0	4	3	7	2	0	6	1.0	0.0	4.0	3.0	7.0	2.0	0.0	6.0
2015	Greater Western Sydney	27	4	1	0	14	18	32	12	7	78	0.3	0.0	3.5	4.5	8.0	3.0	1.8	19.5
2016	Carlton	34	16	6	2	63	46	109	37	39	258	0.4	0.1	3.9	2.9	6.8	2.3	2.4	16.1
2017	Carlton	34	1	0	0	3	2	5	1	3	29	0.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	5.0	1.0	3.0	29.0
2018	Carlton	34	5	3	0	22	12	34	9	10	139	0.6	0.0	4.4	2.4	6.8	1.8	2.0	27.8
2019	Carlton	34	5	1	4	33	24	57	18	17	147	0.2	0.8	6.6	4.8	11.4	3.6	3.4	29.4
2020[a]	Essendon	34	5	0	1	17	18	35	8	13	107	0.0	0.2	3.4	3.6	7.0	1.6	2.6	21.4
2021	Essendon	34	6	4	1	32	30	62	24	23	123	0.7	0.2	5.3	5.0	10.3	4.0	3.8	20.5
2022	Essendon	34	10	4	0	41	17	58	20	25	142	0.4	0.0	4.1	1.7	5.8	2.0	2.5	14.2
2023	Essendon	34	20	5	7	90	62	152	46	48	414	0.3	0.4	4.5	3.1	7.6	2.3	2.4	20.7
Career			82	28	17	357	255	612	193	200	1534	0.3	0.2	4.4	3.1	7.5	2.4	2.4	18.7

Notes

1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.