Syd Phillips Explained

Syd Phillips
Fullname:Sydney Wilfred Hastings Phillips
Birth Date:27 May 1874
Birth Place:Fitzroy, Victoria
Death Place:Perth, Western Australia
Statsend:1898
Years1:1893–96
Club1:St Kilda (VFA)
Games Goals1:74 (1)
Years2:1897–98
Games Goals2:25 (0)
Club3:Perth
Years3:1899–1904 (?)
Games Goals3:? (?)

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 704.
  2. News: PRESENTATION TO A FOOTBALLER. . The Argus . Melbourne, Australia . 5 September 1898 . 7.
  3. News: PERTH FOOTBALL CLUB. . . XVII . 874 . Western Australia . 27 September 1902 . 22 February 2017 . 36 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: Early Days Recalled . . 69 . 20,843 . Western Australia . 11 May 1953 . 22 February 2017 . 21 . National Library of Australia.
  5. Web site: Bowls Victoria – Men's Singles Champions.
  6. News: BOWLS. . The Australasian . Victoria, Australia . 31 January 1931 . 44.