Phil Sullivan
Hawthorn
AFL career
7 games1 goals
- Debut
- R10 1926 v SME3 July 1926
- Most recent
- R17 1926 v STK4 Sept 1926
Stats
Bio
Recruited from St Arnaud in country Victoria, Phil Sullivan arrived at Hawthorn during the club’s difficult formative years in the VFL. Standing at 184cm—a significant height for a footballer in the 1920s—he was a solidly built utility who forced his way into the senior side midway through the 1926 season, making his debut against South Melbourne in Round 10. Sullivan held his spot for the remainder of the year, playing seven of the final eight matches and chipping in with a single goal. Despite establishing himself as a regular fixture in the lineup, his top-level career was short-lived; he departed Glenferrie Oval after just one season to accept a role coaching Somerville in the Mornington Peninsula league.
Profile
- Born
- 08 Sept 1903
- Died
- 15 Feb 1970 (aged 66y 160d)
- Birthplace
- Ballarat East, VIC
- Deathplace
- Caulfield, VIC
- Height
- 184 cm
- Weight
- 84 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from St Arnaud in country Victoria, Phil Sullivan arrived at Hawthorn during the club’s difficult formative years in the VFL. Standing at 184cm—a significant height for a footballer in the 1920s—he was a solidly built utility who forced his way into the senior side midway through the 1926 season, making his debut against South Melbourne in Round 10. Sullivan held his spot for the remainder of the year, playing seven of the final eight matches and chipping in with a single goal. Despite establishing himself as a regular fixture in the lineup, his top-level career was short-lived; he departed Glenferrie Oval after just one season to accept a role coaching Somerville in the Mornington Peninsula league.