The swiftness of Hawthorn’s Phillips pursuit and the extraordinary streak that continued
Ethan Phillips has revealed that Hawthorn moved quite swiftly to add him to the senior list last week. The 24-year-old defender was added by the Hawks via the Pre-Season Supplementary Selection Period (SSP) after James Blanck’s 2024 season was prematurely ended due to an ACL injury sustained in last week’s intra-club practice match. Phillips acknowledges it was sad to see fellow VFL product Blanck go down, but is happy to take his opportunity after the Hawks made immediate plans to sign him as an...