Phillips had been an excellent junior at St Michael's Old Scholars club in Adelaide, before running out of time to pursue her football dreams.The year after that Slowdown, Phillips moved to the Adelaide Lightning, where she would be named in the WNBL All-Star Five.
The announcement of AFLW's inaugural season for 2017 was too big a draw, and she ended up returning from the US to play for the Adelaide Crows.She was one of many players from other codes who earned a spot in the first season of the league. Her natural athleticism and balance was one thing. But combined with her innate skills, game awareness and an A-grade football brain, she was a real threat.
One of her biggest strengths was her ability to size up the play quickly and respond with the right option, such as taking advantage of a free to kick quickly to a teammate for a set shot.
Until I got to the name I thought this might be another angle on Natalie Barnaby.