Born Dennis Keith Phillis,[2] his schoolmates likened him to noted EnglishTest cricket pace bowler Fred Trueman. He is almost exclusively known by his nickname.
Phillis began his senior career with Glenelg in the SANFL in 1966 as a Centre half back under the coaching of Len Fitzgerald. He was soon moved to Centre half-forward and later Full-forward by incoming 1967 coach Neil Kerley. This lateral thinking paid off with Phillis kicking a then SANFL record of 137 goals in 1969.
He polled 18 votes in the 1969 Magarey Medal to be the first player to win the medal having played chiefly at full-forward for the season.
He played in Glenelg's 1973 Grand Final win over North Adelaide at the Adelaide Oval, and in losing Grand Finals for Glenelg against Sturt in 1969 and 1974, Norwood in 1975, and Port Adelaide in 1977 and 1981. Quirkily enough, in the 1973 grand final win by Glenelg over North Adelaide, he failed to kick a goal.
In perhaps Glenelg's most memorable non-finals game, Phillis scored 18 goals at Glenelg Oval in Round 18 of the 1975 SANFL season as part of the team's record-breaking 49.23 (317) to 11.13 (79) win over Central District, and kicked his 100th goal for the season during the match.
Phillis is the highest goal scorer in the history of the Glenelg club, having kicked 836 goals in his 268-game, 14-year career, an average of 59.8 goals per season and 3.12 goals per match. He also kicked 48 goals in twelve night series matches for Glenelg, bringing his overall total to 884 goals from 280 matches in Glenelg colours.
This is all the more remarkable when considering that former league leading goal kickers Jack Owens (1927–1928, 1932) and Colin Churchett (1948–1951) are also Glenelg champions.
As of 2022[update], Phillis is third on the all time SANFL goal scoring list behind legendary North Adelaide full-forward Ken Farmer (1,417 from 1929–41), and Port Adelaide champion Tim Evans (992 from 1975–86): Owens sits 4th on the list with 827 goals, while Churchett is 15th with 555.
After retiring as a player, Phillis continued to pursue his chosen career as an architect.
Notes
^These figures are for premiership (home-and-away and finals) matches only.
Cornwall, Peter; Wood, John (2003). Pride of the Bay. Australia: Graphic Print Group. p. 379. ISBN0-9750561-0-7.
External links
Fred Phillis at AustralianFootball.com
April 29, 2023
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style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Dennis Keith Fred Phillis born 9 September 1948 is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Glenelg Football Club in the South Australian National Football League SANFL Fred PhillisPersonal informationFull nameDennis Keith PhillisNickname s FredDate of birth 1948 09 09 9 September 1948 age 74 Height187 cm 6 ft 2 in Weight90 kg 198 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1966 1978 1981Glenelg SANFL 268 836 a 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1981 Career highlightsSANFL Premiership player 1973 7x Glenelg Leading Goal Kicker 1968 72 1975 76 5x SANFL Leading Goal Kicker 1969 71 1975 76 Magarey Medal 1969 Kicked over 100 goals in four SANFL seasons 1969 70 1975 76 10 State Games for South Australia Glenelg Hall of Fame inducted 2001 South Australian Football Hall of Fame inducted 2002 1 Glenelg Football Club Player Life Member SANFL Player Life MemberSource AustralianFootball com Contents 1 Background 2 History 3 Notes 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External linksBackground EditBorn Dennis Keith Phillis 2 his schoolmates likened him to noted English Test cricket pace bowler Fred Trueman He is almost exclusively known by his nickname Phillis is the brother of fellow Glenelg player and businessman Wayne Phillis 3 4 5 better source needed History EditPhillis began his senior career with Glenelg in the SANFL in 1966 as a Centre half back under the coaching of Len Fitzgerald He was soon moved to Centre half forward and later Full forward by incoming 1967 coach Neil Kerley This lateral thinking paid off with Phillis kicking a then SANFL record of 137 goals in 1969 He polled 18 votes in the 1969 Magarey Medal to be the first player to win the medal having played chiefly at full forward for the season He played in Glenelg s 1973 Grand Final win over North Adelaide at the Adelaide Oval and in losing Grand Finals for Glenelg against Sturt in 1969 and 1974 Norwood in 1975 and Port Adelaide in 1977 and 1981 Quirkily enough in the 1973 grand final win by Glenelg over North Adelaide he failed to kick a goal In perhaps Glenelg s most memorable non finals game Phillis scored 18 goals at Glenelg Oval in Round 18 of the 1975 SANFL season as part of the team s record breaking 49 23 317 to 11 13 79 win over Central District and kicked his 100th goal for the season during the match Phillis is the highest goal scorer in the history of the Glenelg club having kicked 836 goals in his 268 game 14 year career an average of 59 8 goals per season and 3 12 goals per match He also kicked 48 goals in twelve night series matches for Glenelg bringing his overall total to 884 goals from 280 matches in Glenelg colours This is all the more remarkable when considering that former league leading goal kickers Jack Owens 1927 1928 1932 and Colin Churchett 1948 1951 are also Glenelg champions As of 2022 update Phillis is third on the all time SANFL goal scoring list behind legendary North Adelaide full forward Ken Farmer 1 417 from 1929 41 and Port Adelaide champion Tim Evans 992 from 1975 86 Owens sits 4th on the list with 827 goals while Churchett is 15th with 555 After retiring as a player Phillis continued to pursue his chosen career as an architect Notes Edit These figures are for premiership home and away and finals matches only References Edit D K Fred Phillis South Australian National Football League 2 March 2022 Fullpointsfooty net Archived from the original on 7 June 2011 https www waynephillisford com au https www waynephillisisuzu com au https www waynephilliskia com auBibliography EditCornwall Peter Wood John 2003 Pride of the Bay Australia Graphic Print Group p 379 ISBN 0 9750561 0 7 External links EditFred Phillis at AustralianFootball com Retrieved from https en 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