Greg Phillips
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| Greg Phillips | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1959 | ||
| Height/Weight | 188 cm / 98 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1976–82, 1987–93 1983–86 |
Port Adelaide (SANFL) Collingwood (VFL) |
343 (93) 84 (12) |
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| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| South Australia | 20 | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1993 season.
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Greg Phillips (born 26 March 1959) is a former Australian rules football player who played with the Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and had a stint with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1980s. He also played 20 interstate matches for South Australia.
Career
Greg Phillips started his career in 1976 at Port Adelaide and was a key member of their defence during a successful era for the club. He was a member of eight Port Adelaide premiership sides, in 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1992. At the 1980 Adelaide State of Origin Carnival he was selected in the All-Australian team.
Phillips joined VFL club Collingwood in 1983 and played with them for four seasons before returning to Port and winning their 1988 best and fairest. Phillips was captain of Port Adelaide from 1991 to the end of the 1993 season, when he announced his retirement.
In 2000 Phillips was selected as a centre half back in Port Adelaide's official 'Greatest Team 1870 to 2000'.
Phillips now coaches Virginia Football Club in the Adelaide Plains Football League, whom he led to three consecutive grand finals.
His daughter Erin Phillips is a member of the Australian basketball team.
See also
External links
- Greg Phillips's statistics from AFL Tables
- Greg Phillips's profile from AustralianFootball.com
- Use dmy dates from October 2015
- Use Australian English from October 2015
- All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English
- 1959 births
- Collingwood Football Club players
- Living people
- Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players
- South Australian State of Origin players
- All-Australians (1953–1988)
- Australian rules footballers from South Australia
- South Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees
