Essendon (VFL) On 10 August 1918, Phillips, a fast, skilful rover, and a printer by trade, played the last of his nine senior VFL matches for Essendon, having played his first VFL match for
St Kilda in 1914.
Seven Clubs Phillips, recruited from the Healesville Football Club in 1912, played for
Melbourne City Football Club (VFA) 1912–1913,
Brighton Football Club (VFA) 1914,
St Kilda Football Club (VFL) 1914,
West Perth Football Club (WAFL) 1915–1917,
Essendon Football Club (VFL) 1918,
Footscray Football Club (VFA) 1919, and
Hawthorn Football Club (VFA) 1922; consequently, he has the unusual distinction of playing senior football with seven clubs, six of them in Melbourne, over eleven consecutive seasons (1912–1922). ==Death==