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Captain Jono Phillips has signed a new 1 year deal with the club- he has played over 1,000 EIHL & played 971 of those games in Orange.

What a fantastic servant this man has been to our club over the years.

Welcome home Captain.

Excellent signing, very dependable and age is no issue with how he looks after himself.

I think he’s the last man standing from the Super League era.

Well deserved. Sets a fine example for Brits and Imports alike. Played through a lot of injuries last season.

Whilst he's certainly no spring chicken, he's still fitter than many of the other players and he still has another season in him and is still one of the best penalty killers in the league.

That's great news, i have actual footage of him enjoying his off season too. https://media.giphy.com/media/3ohjUYvWZ ... /giphy.gif

Key re-signing for us - the leader and heartbeat of the club, doesn't appear to be slowing down

JoeySlats#13 wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 10, 2022 2:24 pm

Key re-signing for us - the leader and heartbeat of the club, doesn't appear to be slowing down

I thought he had started to slow down and took fewer shifts and in the downbeat mood of our end of season I thought maybe it was time for him to maybe think about coaching or something of the sort. At the time I wasn't aware he'd had such a serious chest injury and knowing that I can see now that his dip in fitness (as I saw it) is completely understandable.

Having seen him in the World Championships I think with a summer off competing and more time to properly heal I look forward to seeing him at his best again.

Phillips has been a fantastic servant for the Steelers, but I was of the opinion that maybe last season Old Father Time was starting to catch up with him.

Initially I wouldn't have wanted us to re-sign him, but when the bench sizes were increased it really became a no brainer.

I must confess I didn't know about the injuries and perhaps they explain why he was near the bottom of our +/-. It just shows the character of the man to soldier on like he did.

Not our most talented player, but I would suggest only Shudra is more worthy of a shirt retirement.

Was Phillips first introduced to the Steelers supporters at the cinema across the road? I remember being in attendance and a big fuss was made about our new Brit signing, but not sure if that was Phillips or Sample?

Regards

Doom

Doom wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 11, 2022 5:43 am

Phillips has been a fantastic servant for the Steelers, but I was of the opinion that maybe last season Old Father Time was starting to catch up with him.

Initially I wouldn't have wanted us to re-sign him, but when the bench sizes were increased it really became a no brainer.

I must confess I didn't know about the injuries and perhaps they explain why he was near the bottom of our +/-. It just shows the character of the man to soldier on like he did.

Not our most talented player, but I would suggest only Shudra is more worthy of a shirt retirement.

Was Phillips first introduced to the Steelers supporters at the cinema across the road? I remember being in attendance and a big fuss was made about our new Brit signing, but not sure if that was Phillips or Sample?

Regards

Doom

I agree, Jono's shirt should certainly be hanging in the concourse when he does finally hang them up.

I personally feel we have some up there that shouldn't be retired but should be honoured via some type of honours board etc.

Doom wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 11, 2022 5:43 am

Was Phillips first introduced to the Steelers supporters at the cinema across the road? I remember being in attendance and a big fuss was made about our new Brit signing, but not sure if that was Phillips or Sample?

Regards

Doom

I believe it was one of Matsos first signings. Indeed it was at the cinema, interestingly I think that was one of the best shirt launch we had.