Luke Phillips
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| Born | 4 August 1975 Canberra, A. C. T., Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 12 November 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Luke Phillips (born 4 August 1975) is an Australian professional
Playing career
After playing for West Belconnen Warriors as a junior,[4] Phillips made his first-grade debut for the Canberra Raiders in the 1996 ARL season against the Western Reds at the WACA Ground.[5]
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 Sea Eagles for in 1998.
The following year he moved to the
Refereeing career
At a Sydney Roosters function sometime after his retirement, Luke Phillips was still trying to decide what to in life after football. It was there that former Grand Final and State of Origin winning coach Phil Gould said to him "Why don't you have a go at refereeing? The NRL is looking for players who want to pick up a whistle". Phillips, looking for a way to stay involved in the game, decided to give it a go, though he initially believed he wouldn't enjoy it.
After starting out in the Central Coast Division in 2007, Phillips was given a cadetship with the NRL in 2008 (alongside other former first grade players Henry Perenara and Paul Mellor). He then started officiating in the Under-20s National Youth Competition (NYC) in 2009. His first appearance in the NRL was as a touch judge in Round 26 of the 2009 NRL season.
NRL
After spending most of 2010 refereeing in the
Although he was yet to make his NRL debut as a referee at the time, Phillips was selected alongside
Phillips juggles his time as a full-time NRL referee with running his own Pinball and Video game supply business.[10]
References
- ^ Yesterday's Hero Archived 6 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ RLP
- ^ Luke Phillips at rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ Luke Phillips Archived 14 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine at nrlstats.com
- ^ Steve Mascord (22 April 2003). "With back-up in place, Phillips calls it a day". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ "Lockyer breaks into elite class". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand: APN Holdings NZ Limited. 28 August 2000. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ "Stuart lauds Rooster's courage". The Age. Melbourne. 21 April 2003.
- ^ Steve Mascord and Brad Walter (2 August 2003). "Tigers, Broncos locked in battle over Graham". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ Anthony Stewart (27 March 2010). "Ex-Cowboy feels heat as whistle-blower". Townsville Bulletin. Australia: The North Queensland Newspaper Company Pty Ltd. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ Ex-Grand Final Hero now a Referee