Dylan Phythian

Dylan Phythian (born 19 August 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback and five-eighth. He previously for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL.

Dylan Phythian

Personal information
Born	(1995-08-19) 19 August 1995 (age 29) Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position	Fullback, Five-eighth
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2016–17 Newcastle Knights 3 1 0 0 4
Source: [1] As of 5 November 2022

Background

Phythian was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

He played his junior rugby league for the Western Suburbs Rosellas,^[2] Lakes United^[3][4] and Belmont South Rabbitohs,^[5] before being signed by the Newcastle Knights.

Playing career

2015

In 2015, Phythian played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team,^[6] before being promoted to their New South Wales Cup team during the year.^[7]

2016

In round 25 of the 2016 NRL season, Phythian made his NRL debut for the Knights against the South Sydney Rabbitohs, scoring a try.^[8][9][10] In November, he re-signed with the Knights on a 1-year contract until the end of 2017.^[11]

2017

While playing fullback in round 1 of the 2017 season against the New Zealand Warriors, Phythian suffered a season-ending injury, tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.^[12] In September, he had his Knights contract extended until the end of 2018.^[13]

2018

On 27 March, Phythian had his contract terminated by the Knights after he returned a second positive test for social drugs, the first test remaining anonymous under the NRL's rules, with the second positive test automatically incurring a 12-match suspension.^[14][15]

Phythian made his return to the field in June for Lakes United in the Newcastle Rugby League. Less than a week later, he made a mid-season move to the Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup.^[16]

2019

In February, Phythian was given the chance to train and trial with the Gold Coast Titans during the pre-season.^[17]

In September, Phythian played five-eighth in the 2019 Intrust Super Cup Grand Final defeating Wynnum Manly. He also played in the State Championship Grand Final against the NSW Instrust Super Cup winners Newtown Jets.^[18]

2020

In 2020, Phythian played for the Blacktown Workers.^[19]

2021

In 2021, Phythian returned to Newcastle to play for the Central Newcastle Butcher Boys in the Newcastle Rugby League.^[19]

2022

In 2022, Phythian returned to the Knights on a train and trial contract and played for their NSW Cup team.^[20]