Syd Phillips

Syd Phillips
Personal information
Full name Sydney Wilfred Hastings Phillips
Date of birth (1874-05-27)27 May 1874
Place of birth Fitzroy, Victoria
Date of death 25 August 1960(1960-08-25) (aged 86)
Place of death Perth, Western Australia
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1893–96 St Kilda (VFA) 74 (1)
1897–98 St Kilda 25 (0)
1899–1904 (?) Perth ? (?)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1898.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Sydney Wilfred Hastings Phillips (27 May 1874 – 25 August 1960) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

After six years with St Kilda (spanning the time when they entered the VFL), Phillips took a role with the Perth Mint in late 1898 and moved to Western Australia where he was captain of the Perth Football Club for a few years.[2][3][4] He later took up lawn bowls and became a state champion of both Victoria[5] and Western Australia.[6]

References

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 704. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "PRESENTATION TO A FOOTBALLER". The Argus. Melbourne, Australia. 5 September 1898. p. 7.
  3. ^ "PERTH FOOTBALL CLUB". Western Mail. Vol. XVII, no. 874. Western Australia. 27 September 1902. p. 36. Retrieved 22 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Early Days Recalled". The West Australian. Vol. 69, no. 20, 843. Western Australia. 11 May 1953. p. 21. Retrieved 22 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Bowls Victoria – Men's Singles Champions".
  6. ^ "BOWLS". The Australasian. Victoria, Australia. 31 January 1931. p. 44.


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