Syd Phillips

Sydney Wilfred Hastings Phillips (27 May 1874 – 25 August 1960) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Syd Phillips
Personal information
Full name	Sydney Wilfred Hastings Phillips
Date of birth	(1874-05-27)27 May 1874
Place of birth	Fitzroy, Victoria
Date of death	25 August 1960(1960-08-25) (aged 86)
Place of death	Perth, Western Australia
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1893–96	St Kilda (VFA)	74 (1)
1897–98	St Kilda	25 (0)
1899–1904 (?)	Perth	? (?)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1898.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

After six years with St Kilda (spanning the time when they entered the VFL), Phillips took a role with the Perth Mint in late 1898 and moved to Western Australia where he was captain of the Perth Football Club for a few years.^[2][3][4] He later took up lawn bowls and became a state champion of both Victoria^[5] and Western Australia.^[6]