The Gold Coast Titans wish to congratulate NRLW forward Kaitlyn Phillips who has been nominated for the NRL's Indigenous Leadership and Excellence Award.
This honour recognises and celebrates current NRL and NRLW Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders players who are leading the way on the field and in their community.
The recipient has to display an involvement and engagement in the areas of leadership, career and education development, as well as cultural engagement.
"The Indigenous Leadership and Excellence award was created to inspire and encourage Indigenous players to not only become leaders on the sporting field but also balance this with personal education that will see them as lifelong successful men and women. Previous winners have strengthened the voice of indigenous players in the rugby league community and created positive change in the way the game respects and honours our indigenous history," said NRL Indigenous Programs Manager Dean Widders.
Phillips is a proud Wiradjuri woman that has inspired so many other male and female Indigenous players by her achievements on the football field, but even more importantly with her educational pursuits.
She has completed a degree in Paramedicine and is now attempting to complete a degree in Echocardiology and Cardiac Physiology. She is a quiet and unassuming woman that has represented the All Stars for the last three years as well as playing in the NRLW competition.
Titans NRLW coach Karyn Murphy is extremely proud of Phillips' nomination after her extraordinary commitment on and off the field.
"She’s one of those players you want in your footy team," she said.
"She’s a really quiet achiever and you wouldn’t know what she does off the field with her studies.. it’s just so rewarding for her to be acknowledged with the award nomination.
"On the field, she's just such an unselfish player in the team and even though she did miss out in the last few weeks, she’s just been such a team player and is a big part of this squad."
