I'd pay 1.5M for dirty Phil. He got good core skills for his age. Definitely has the potential to become much more with a bit more defensive training.
I think your team is good enough to be in the play off and with that extra 1.5M, you have a very good chance to even win it. If you want to take out the season, you should be makign a decision before Tuesday. HCA is quite important in the final...
For JW, he will find it hard to maintain his current ladder position now that Jarrod is out for two weeks.