Cat Phillips

Cat Phillips
Cat Phillips
	Phillips in May 2019
Personal information
Full name	Catherine Phillips
Date of birth	13 October 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	England
Debut	Round 1, 2017, Melbourne vs. Brisbane, at Casey Fields
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Playing career1
Years	Club
2017–2019	Melbourne
2020–2022 (S6)	St Kilda
2022 (S7)–2023	Essendon
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights
	St Kilda co-captain: 2020–;
	Source: AustralianFootball.com
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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]

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 2022 season 6.^[8]

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

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

References

^ "2021 AFL Players Association Multicultural Map". AFLPA. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
^ 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.
^ Australian Associated Press (3 February 2017). "AFLW: All the round one teams". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
^ "Cat Phillips". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
^ "AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Telstra Media. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
^ O'Neill, David (18 April 2019). "Saints AFLW Squad takes shape". St Kilda. Telstra Media.
^ "History-making trio appointed inaugural Saints AFLW captains". St Kilda. Telstra Media. 14 January 2020.
^ "Twenty-five Saints sign on for upcoming AFLW season". saints.com.au. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ "Five more to don the sash". Hawthorn. Telstra Media. 25 May 2022.
^ "WFDF 2017 TWG Press Release re Flying Disc Rosters" (PDF).

External links

Cat Phillips at AustralianFootball.com

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[2021_multicultural_map-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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v t e Inaugural Melbourne Football Club AFL Women's team
Full-back	Katherine Smith Mia-Rae Clifford Cat Phillips
Half-back	Meg Downie Daisy Pearce (c) Melissa Hickey
Centre	Harriet Cordner
Half-forward	Shelley Scott Elise O'Dea Jasmine Grierson
Full-forward	Aliesha Newman Jessica Anderson Lily Mithen
Ruck	Lauren Pearce Karen Paxman Deanna Berry
Interchange	Emma Humphries Laura Duryea Sarah Lampard Alyssa Mifsud Richelle Cranston Maddie Boyd
Coach	Mick Stinear
Melbourne defeated by Brisbane 1.4 (10) to 4.1 (25), round 1, 2017, at Casey Fields

v t e Inaugural St Kilda Football Club AFL Women's team
Full-back	Tarni White Clara Fitzpatrick
Half-back	Hannah Priest Cat Phillips (c) Tilly Lucas-Rodd
Centre	Kelly O'Neill Jess Sedunary Molly McDonald
Half-forward	Nat Exon Kate McCarthy Caitlin Greiser
Full-forward	Kate Shierlaw (c) Georgia Patrikios
Ruck	Rhiannon Watt (c) Olivia Vesely Emma Mackie
Interchange	Nadia Von Bertouch Rosie Dillon Claudia Whitfort Nicola Xenos Alison Brown
Coach	Peta Searle
Western Bulldogs defeated St Kilda 6.3 (39) to 2.2 (14), round 1, 2020, at RSEA Park

v t e Inaugural Essendon Football Club AFL Women's team
Full-back	Danielle Marshall Cat Phillips
Half-back	Sophie Van De Heuvel Sophie Alexander Steph Cain (c)
Centre	Alana Barba Joanne Doonan Georgia Gee
Half-forward	Daria Bannister Jess Wuetschner Federica Frew
Full-forward	Bonnie Toogood (c) Amber Clarke
Ruck	Steph Wales Madison Prespakis Jacqui Vogt
Interchange	Ellyse Gamble Ashleigh Van Loon Amelia Radford Paige Scott Mia Van Dyke
Coach	Natalie Wood
Essendon defeated Hawthorn 7.11 (53) to 4.3 (27), round 1, 2022 season 7 at Marvel Stadium

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