Greg Phillips

Greg Phillips
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Kutchie
Date of birth	(1959-03-26) 26 March 1959 (age 58)
Height / weight	188 cm / 98 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1976–82, 1987–93	Port Adelaide (SANFL)	343 (93)
1983–86	Collingwood (VFL)	084 (12)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1978–1990	South Australia	20
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1993.
Career highlights
Club 8x Port Adelaide premiership player (1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992) Port Adelaide premiership captain (1992) Port Adelaide best & fairest (1988) Port Adelaide captain (1991-1993) Representative All Australian (1980) Fos Williams Medallist (1982, SA v WA at Subiaco Oval) Honours Port Adelaide's greatest team (centre half back) Port Adelaide life member SANFL life member South Australian Football Hall of Fame Inaugural inductee (2002)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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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.

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. At the 1980 Adelaide State of Origin Carnival he was selected in the All-Australian team.

Phillips joined VFL club Collingwood in 1983 following his Port Adelaide coach John Cahill to the club. Phillips played four seasons with Collingwood before returning to Port Adelaide in 1987.

Greg returned to Port Adelaide in 1987. The following year Greg Phillips won the club's best and fairest. Phillips was captain of Port Adelaide from 1991 to the end of the 1993 season, when he announced his retirement. He was a member of eight Port Adelaide premiership sides, in 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1992

In 1980 Greg Phillips was named in the All Australian squad. In 2000 Phillips was selected as a centre half back in Port Adelaide's official 'Greatest Team 1870 to 2000'.

His daughter Erin Phillips is a member of the Australian basketball team and began playing Australian rules with the Adelaide AFL Women's team in 2017. Daughter Amy is married to current AFL player Shaun Burgoyne. Phillips now coaches Virginia Football Club in the Adelaide Plains Football League, whom he has led to three consecutive grand finals.

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