Keith Phillips
{{short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2018}}
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|name = Keith Phillips
|fullname = Harold Keith Kitchener Phillips
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|birth_date = {{birth date|1915|11|11|df=yes}}
|birth_place = West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia
|death_date = {{death date and age|1974|07|05|1915|11|11|df=yes}}
|death_place = Griffith, New South Wales, Australia
|height = {{convert|6|ft|2|in|m|abbr=on}}
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|position = {{Rlp|SR|}}
|club1 = Newtown
|year1start = 1940
|year1end = 46
|appearances1 = 90
|tries1 = 22
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 66
|retired = yes
|updated = 25 June 2019
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| spouse = {{marriage|Phyllis Lind|6 November 1943}}
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| relatives = Fred Lind (brother-in-law)
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Keith Phillips (1915-1974) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s. He played for Newtown in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition, as a {{rlp|sr}}.
Playing career
File:1943 Newtown premiers.jpg
Phillips made his first grade debut for Newtown in 1940. In 1943, Phillips was a member of the Newtown side which won their third and last premiership, defeating North Sydney 34–7 in the grand final, with Phillips scoring a try.
The following season, Phillips was a member of the Newtown side which finished as minor premiers and reached the 1944 grand final against Balmain. Newtown lost the first grand final 19–16, but as minor premiers they had the right to challenge for a rematch. Newtown lost the second grand final replay, 12–8. Phillips played two further seasons before retiring at the end of the 1946 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.newtownjets.com/pastSeasons/centenary/centenary_gallery.php#1908|title=Newtown Jets - 1908-2008 - A centenary of rugby league|website=www.newtownjets.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2014/jun/18/away-days-north-sydney-bears-v-newtown-jets|title=Away Days: North Sydney Bears v Newtown Jets|first=Matt|last=Cleary|date=17 June 2014|website=the Guardian}}{{cite web|author=Stuart McCarthy |url=https://www.newtownjets.com/vale-joe-wade/ |title=Vale Joe Wade |publisher=Newtown Jets |date=2015-05-28 |accessdate=2018-11-21}}
Phillips married Phyllis Lind, the sister of Newtown player Fred Lind in Marrickville on 6 November 1943.{{Cite web | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/247801376?searchTerm=%22keith%20phillips%22%20newtown&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales | title=Footballer to Wed | newspaper=Daily Telegraph | date=6 November 1943 }}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Newtown squad 1943 NSWRFL premiership}}
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Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Rugby league players from New South Wales