Cat Phillips

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer (born 1991)}}

{{Use Australian English|date=May 2017}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Cat Phillips

| fullname = Catherine Phillips

| image = Cat Phillips 2019.2.jpg

| caption = Phillips in May 2019

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|10|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = England{{Cite web|url=https://www.aflplayers.com.au/app/uploads/2021/02/AFLPA_Multicultural-Map-2020-scaled.jpg | title=2021 AFL Players Association Multicultural Map|access-date=2022-08-05|website=AFLPA}}

| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam =

| draftpick =

| debutdate = Round 1, 2017

| debutteam = {{AFLW|Mel}}

| debutopponent = {{AFLW|Bri}}

| debutstadium = Casey Fields

| height = 175 cm

| weight =

| position = Midfielder

| years1 = 2017–2019

| club1 = {{AFLW|Mel}}

| games_goals1 = 20 {{0}}(6)

| years2 = 2020–2022 (S6)

| club2 = {{AFLW|StK}}

| games_goals2 = 24 {{0}}(0)

| years3 = 2022 (S7)–2023

| club3 = {{AFLW|Ess}}

| games_goals3 = 10 {{0}}(4)

| games_goalstotal = 54 (10)

| statsend = the 2023 season

| careerhighlights = *St Kilda co-captain: 2020–

}}

Catherine Phillips (born 13 October 1991) is an Australian rules footballer, playing for Essendon in the AFL Women's competition. She was recruited by Melbourne as a category B rookie in October 2016.{{cite news|last1=Wood|first1=Lauren|title=Ultimate Frisbee champ Cat Phillips signs rookie contract at Melbourne for AFL Women's season|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/melbourne/ultimate-frisbee-champ-cat-phillips-signs-rookie-contract-at-melbourne-for-afl-womens-season/news-story/909e115425da03ac11bbdbf8d6669413?nk=1de4e0b92ac29693825ca412707c486a-1475719620|accessdate=15 May 2017|work=Herald Sun|publisher=News Corp Australia|date=4 October 2016}} She made her debut in the fifteen point loss to Brisbane at Casey Fields in the opening round of the 2017 season.{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-02-03/aflw-all-the-round-one-teams|title=AFLW: All the round one teams|author=Australian Associated Press|author-link=Australian Associated Press|date=3 February 2017|work=AFL.com.au|publisher=Bigpond|accessdate=15 May 2017}} She played every match in her debut season to finish with seven games.{{cite web|url=http://australianfootball.com/players/player/Catherine%2BPhillips/19948|title=Cat Phillips|work=AustralianFootball.com|accessdate=15 May 2017}}

Melbourne signed Phillips for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017.{{cite web|title=AFLW: All the clubs' full lists after trade period - AFL.com.au|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-05-26/aflw-all-the-clubs-full-lists-after-trade-period|website=afl.com.au|publisher=Telstra Media|accessdate=26 May 2017|date=26 May 2017}}

In April 2019, Phillips joined expansion club St Kilda, and in January 2020 she was named an inaugural co-captain of the club.{{cite web|url=https://www.saints.com.au/news/2019-04-18/saints-aflw-squad-takes-shape|title= Saints AFLW Squad takes shape|first=David|last=O'Neill|work={{AFL StK}}|publisher=Telstra Media|date=18 April 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.saints.com.au/news/553289/history-making-trio-appointed-inaugural-saints-aflw-captains|title= History-making trio appointed inaugural Saints AFLW captains|work={{AFL StK}}|publisher=Telstra Media|date=14 January 2020}} It was revealed Phillips had signed on with the Saints for one more year on 30 June 2021, tying her to the club until the end of 2022 season 6.{{cite web|title=Twenty-five Saints sign on for upcoming AFLW season|url=https://www.saints.com.au/news/968184/twenty-five-saints-sign-on-for-upcoming-aflw-season|work=saints.com.au|access-date=2 July 2021|date=30 June 2021}}

In May 2022, Phillips joined expansion club Essendon.{{cite web|url=https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/1134790/five-more-to-don-the-sash|title=Five more to don the sash|publisher=Telstra Media|work=Hawthorn|date=25 May 2022}}

Phillips has also represented Australia in international competition in ultimate.{{cite web|url=http://www.wfdf.org/files/WFDF_2017_TWG_Press_Release_re_Flying_Disc_Rosters_19Jul2017.pdf|title=WFDF 2017 TWG Press Release re Flying Disc Rosters}}