The AFL draft is about to begin and young gun Mattaes Phillipou has put the competition on notice by admitting he prefers a move to a big club. 7NEWS
, who hold pick four in the draft, have shown interest in selecting Phillipou and the feeling seems to be mutual.“It’s definitely exciting when a club is interested in me.”“St Kilda will take whoever Essendon don’t,” Rendell said on SEN SA The Run Home.Mattaes Phillipou celebrates a goal for South Australia during the Under-18 Championships at Thebarton Oval in June.
Phillipou has enjoyed a successful junior footy career which included representing South Australia at the National Championships and winning a SANFL U18 premiership with the Eagles in 2021. Phillipou, who can also play as a forward, announced himself to AFL recruiters last season when he kicked 25 goals and averaged 23.3 disposals as a bottom-ager.
This season the young gun spent time playing reserve grade and played eight under-18 games, finding the ball at will and pushing forward to get on the scoreboard, averaging 28 disposals, 6.6 marks, 5.1 tackles, 4.3 clearances and 1.5 goals per game.
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