Cat Phillips

Catherine Phillips (born 13 October 1991) is an Australian rules footballer, playing for Essendon in the AFL Women's competition. She was recruited by Melbourne as a category B rookie in October 2016.[2] She made her debut in the fifteen point loss to Brisbane at Casey Fields in the opening round of the 2017 season.[3] She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven games.[4]

Cat Phillips
Phillips in May 2019
Personal information
Full name Catherine Phillips
Date of birth (1991-10-13) 13 October 1991
Place of birth England[1]
Debut Round 1, 2017, Melbourne vs. Brisbane, at Casey Fields
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Essendon
Number 35
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017–2019 Melbourne 20 0(6)
2020–2022 St Kilda 24 0(0)
2022– Essendon 10 0(4)
Total 54 (10)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the S7 (2022) season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Melbourne signed Phillips for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.[5]

In April 2019, Phillips joined expansion club St Kilda, and in January 2020 she was named an inaugural co-captain of the club.[6][7] It was revealed Phillips had signed on with the Saints for one more year on 30 June 2021, tying her to the club until the end of the 2021/2022 season.[8]

In May 2022, Phillips joined expansion club Essendon.[9]

Phillips has also represented Australia in international competition in ultimate.[10]

References
  1. "2021 AFL Players Association Multicultural Map". AFLPA. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. Wood, Lauren (4 October 2016). "Ultimate Frisbee champ Cat Phillips signs rookie contract at Melbourne for AFL Women's season". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  3. Australian Associated Press (3 February 2017). "AFLW: All the round one teams". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  4. "Cat Phillips". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  5. "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  6. O'Neill, David (18 April 2019). "Saints AFLW Squad takes shape". St Kilda. Telstra Media.
  7. "History-making trio appointed inaugural Saints AFLW captains". St Kilda. Telstra Media. 14 January 2020.
  8. "Twenty-five Saints sign on for upcoming AFLW season". saints.com.au. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  9. "Five more to don the sash". Hawthorn. Telstra Media. 25 May 2022.
  10. "WFDF 2017 TWG Press Release re Flying Disc Rosters" (PDF).
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