Luke Phillips

Luke Phillips
Personal information
Born 4 August 1975 (1975-08-04) (age 36)
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position Fullback, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1996 Canberra Raiders 1 0 2 0 4
1997 Nth. Qld. Cowboys 17 8 45 0 122
1998 Manly-Warringah 22 6 50 1 125
1999–2002 Sydney Roosters 65 19 34 3 147
Total 105 33 131 4 398
As of 12 November 2010
Source: Yesterday's Hero RLP

Luke Phillips (born 4 August 1975) is an Australian professional rugby league football referee and former player. A goal-kicking fullback, he played for National Rugby League clubs the Sydney Roosters (with whom he won the 2002 NRL Premiership), Canberra Raiders, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and North Queensland Cowboys.[1] Following his retirement from playing he became an NRL referee.

Playing career

After playing for West Belconnen Warriors as a junior,[2] Phillips made his first-rade debut for the Canberra Raiders in the 1996 ARL season against the Western Reds at the WACA Ground.[3] He played for the North Queensland Cowboys during the 1997 Super League (Australia) season. He spent his third year in the top grade at a third club after moving to the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles for the 1998 NRL season. The following year he moved to the Sydney Roosters where he would remain for the rest of his career. His performance for the club in their 2000 Grand Final loss to the Brisbane Broncos drew glowing praise.[4] The Roosters made the Grand Final again in 2002 and Phillips played in the winning side with a shoulder injury that was later operated on in the off-season.[5] However he retired during the first half of the 2003 season after failing to recover.[6]

Refereeing career

He turned to refereeing and in late 2009 was promoted to the NRL's Telstra Premiership from the under-20s Toyota Cup, becoming a regular in the top grade and also refereed the pre-season All Stars match on the Gold Coast.[7]

References

  1. ^ Luke Phillips at rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. ^ Luke Phillips at nrlstats.com
  3. ^ Steve Mascord (22 April 2003). "With back-up in place, Phillips calls it a day". The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia: Fairfax Media). http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/04/21/1050777213940.html. Retrieved 1 October 2010. 
  4. ^ "Lockyer breaks into elite class". New Zealand Herald (New Zealand: APN Holdings NZ Limited). 28 August 2000. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=149200. Retrieved 1 October 2010. 
  5. ^ "Stuart lauds Rooster's courage". The Age (Melbourne). 21 April 2003. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/04/21/1050777211304.html. 
  6. ^ Steve Mascord and Brad Walter (2 August 2003). "Tigers, Broncos locked in battle over Graham". The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia: Fairfax Media). http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/08/01/1059480557873.html. Retrieved 1 October 2010. 
  7. ^ Anthony Stewart (27 March2010). "Ex-Cowboy feels heat as whisle-blower". Townsville Bulletin (Australia: The North Queensland Newspaper Company Pty Ltd). http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2010/03/27/125925_cowboys.html. Retrieved 1 October 2010.