Peter Phillips (rugby league)

Peter Phillips (born 1 January 1969) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s.

Peter Phillips
Personal information
Full namePeter Phillips
Born (1969-01-01) 1 January 1969
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth, Centre, Halfback, Wing, Fullback, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1987–89 Illawarra Steelers 46 5 0 0 20
1990–92 Balmain Tigers 17 0 0 0 0
1994 St. George Dragons 1 0 0 0 0
1995 Illawarra Steelers 6 1 0 0 4
Total 70 6 0 0 24
Source: [1]

Playing career

Phillips began his career at the Illawarra Steelers in the 1987 NSWRL season. He made his debut in round 1 as the Steelers defeated the South Sydney Rabbitohs 25–2. He came off the bench and contributed two tries.[2] He started his first game in a 32–12 win against the Western Suburbs Magpies and overall, he played 20 matches in his rookie season.[3] The following season, he played another 20 games for the Steelers, scoring tries in three of those matches.[4] The next year, he played just six matches for the Steelers, in what would be his last season in that tenure with the Illawarra club.[5]

For the 1990 premiership season, he signed with the Balmain Tigers. He, however, only played one match in his first year with the team.[6] In the following year's competition, he played 13 matches. mostly off the bench.[7] The next season, he played three matches for the Balmain outfit in what would become his last season with the side.[8]

For the 1994 competition, he signed with the St. George Dragons. He only ended up playing one match for the Kogarah-based club, coming off the bench in a 24–6 loss against Canterbury.[9]

In his last year, he rejoined the Steelers. In his first match back, he again scored a try against South Sydney to gift his side the win 20–16.[10] He played six matches, all off the bench, before retiring from rugby league.[11]

Personal life

He is the uncle of current representative hooker Damien Cook.[12]

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References
  1. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Peter Phillips - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. "NSWRL 1987 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  3. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  4. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  5. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  6. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  7. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  8. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  9. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  10. "ARL 1995 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  11. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  12. Proszenko, Adrian (2018-06-02). "Cook rises from the canvas after living Ali's inspirational words". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
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