If St Kilda fans weren’t in love with top recruit Mattaes Phillipou after watching his draft year highlights, they’d have to be after his brilliant reaction to his first day at Moorabbin.
The Saints at Monday night’s national draft used Pick 10 to select Phillipou – a high-impact, versatile and competitive 191cm player with a terrific inside-outside and the nous to push forward and hit the scoreboard.
The Woodville-West Torrens Eagles product had strong interest from Essendon and Hawthorn but ultimately slipped to the Saints’ first selection, with the club stoked to pick up the big-bodied midfielder who’s drawn comparisons to Bulldogs star Marcus Bontempelli.
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