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Cat Phillips
Phillips in May 2019
Personal information
Full name Catherine Phillips
Date of birth (1991-10-13) 13 October 1991 (age 33)
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
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017–2019 Melbourne 20 (6)
2020–2022 St Kilda 24 (0)
2022–2023 Essendon 10 (4)
Total 54 (10)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

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 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

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  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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