Luke Phillips
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Personal information
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4 August 1975 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
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Playing information
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| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 200 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Fullback, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Yesterday's Hero RLP
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Luke Phillips (born 4 August 1975) is an Australian professional rugby league football match official and former player. He started refereeing National Rugby League Premiership matches having played seven seasons as a goal-kicking fullback for NRL clubs the Sydney Roosters (with whom he won the 2002 NRL Premiership), Canberra Raiders, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and North Queensland Cowboys.
After playing for West Belconnen Warriors as a junior, Phillips made his first-grade debut for the Canberra Raiders in the 1996 ARL season against the Western Reds at the WACA Ground.
He played for the North Queensland Cowboys during the 1997 Super League season. He spent his third year in the top grade at a third club after moving to the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles for in 1998.
The following year he moved to the Sydney Roosters where he would remain for the rest of his career. His performance for the club at fullback in their 2000 NRL Grand Final loss to the Brisbane Broncos drew glowing praise. The Roosters made the 2002 NRL Grand Final and Phillips played at fullback in the winning side with a shoulder injury that was later operated on in the off-season. Phillips' form at the back saw Roosters coach Ricky Stuart keep Brett Mullins on the wing (Mullins was a former team mate of both Stuart and Phillips at the Raiders in 1996 and was also the first choice fullback for the Australian test team (alongside Stuart who was the test Halfback) on the 1994 Kangaroo tour). However he retired during the first half of the 2003 NRL season after failing to recover.
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