{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2015}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Kaitlyn Phillips |fullname = |image = |imagesize = |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|7|9}} |birth_place = Orange, New South Wales, Australia |height = {{convert|172|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} |weight = {{convert|68|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} |position = {{rlp|SR}} |club1 = Sydney Roosters |year1start = 2020 |appearances1 = 2 |tries1 = 0 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 0 |club2 = Brisbane Broncos |year2start = 2021 |year2end = 22 |appearances2 = 7 |tries2 = 1 |goals2 = 0 |fieldgoals2 = 0 |points2 = 4 |club3 = {{nowrap|Gold Coast Titans}} |year3start = 2023 |year3end = present |appearances3 = 3 |tries3 = 0 |goals3 = 0 |fieldgoals3 = 0 |points3 = 0 |teamA = Prime Minister's XIII |yearAstart = 2019 |yearAend = |appearancesA = 1 |triesA = 0 |goalsA = 0 |fieldgoalsA = 0 |pointsA = 0 |teamB = {{nowrap|Indigenous All Stars}} |yearBstart = 2020 |yearBend = 21 |appearancesB = 2 |triesB = 0 |goalsB = 0 |fieldgoalsB = 0 |pointsB = 0 |retired = |source = [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/kaitlyn-phillips/summary.html RLP] |updated = 1 November 2023 }}
'''Kaitlyn Phillips''' (born 9 July 1997) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a {{rlp|sr}} for the Gold Coast Titans Women in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the QRL Women's Premiership.
==Background== Phillips was born in Orange, New South Wales and began playing rugby league for the Orange Hawks in 2018. She is of Indigenous Australian descent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.centralwesterndaily.com.au/story/6098259/kamikaze-phillips-on-track-to-join-womens-nrl-elite/|title=Kaitlyn Phillips is making her mark in the NSWRL|date=1 May 2019|website=Central Western Daily}}</ref>
==Playing career== In 2019, Phillips joined Mounties RLFC in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.portstephensexaminer.com.au/story/6452679/|title=Phillips determined to make 2020 'my year'|date=22 October 2019|website=Port Stephens Examiner}}</ref> In May 2019, she represented NSW Country at the Women's National Championships.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/05/22/line-ups-named-for-womens-national-championships/|title=Line-ups named for Women's National Championships|date=22 May 2019|website=NRL}}</ref> On 11 October 2019, she represented the Prime Minister's XIII in their win over Fiji.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asiapacificrl.com/2019/09/30/australian-mens-and-womens-prime-ministers-xiii-squads-announced/|title=Australian Men's and Women's Prime Ministers XIII squads announced|date=30 September 2019|website=Asia Pacific RL}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
In 2020, Phillips moved to the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the QRL Women's Premiership.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tweedseagulls.com.au/gulls-girls-brave-in-defeat-against-magpies/|title=Gulls Girls brave in defeat against Magpies|date=16 March 2020|website=Tweed Seagulls}}</ref> On 22 February 2020, she started at {{rlp|sr}} for the Indigenous All Stars.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leagueunlimited.com/news/leagueunlimited-all-stars-teams-2020-all-stars/|title=TEAMS: 2020 Harvey Norman NRL All Stars|date=18 February 2020|website=League Unlimited}}</ref>
On 22 September 2020, Phillips joined the Sydney Roosters NRL Women's Premiership team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.roosters.com.au/news/2020/09/23/roosters-announce-2020-nrlw-squad/|title=Roosters announce 2020 NRLW Squad|date=23 September 2020|website=Sydney Roosters}}</ref> In Round 1 of the 2020 NRLW season, she made her debut for the Roosters in their 18–4 win over the St. George Illawarra Dragons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.roosters.com.au/news/2020/10/03/nrlw-late-mail--game-one/|title=NRLW Late Mail Game One|date=3 October 2020|website=Sydney Roosters}}</ref>
On 20 February 2021, she represented the Indigenous All Stars in their 24–0 loss to the Māori All Stars.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2021/02/14/womens-all-stars-preview-new-look-teams-have-plenty-of-talent/|title=McGregor, Harden to lead talented teams|date=20 February 2021|website=NRL}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://www.roosters.com.au/teams/womens-premiership/sydney-roosters-women/Kaitlyn-Phillips Sydney Roosters profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117182239/https://www.roosters.com.au/teams/womens-premiership/sydney-roosters-women/kaitlyn-phillips/ |date=17 January 2021 }}
{{Gold Coast Titans women's squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Phillips, Kaitlyn}} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen Category:Australian female rugby league players Category:Brisbane Broncos (NRLW) players Category:Gold Coast Titans (NRLW) players Category:Indigenous All Stars women players Category:Indigenous Australian women rugby league players Category:Prime Minister's XIII women players Category:Rugby league second-rows Category:Rugby league players from Orange, New South Wales Category:Sportswomen from New South Wales Category:Sydney Roosters (NRLW) players