Tegan Philip

Tegan Alyce Philip (née Caldwell; born 3 September 1988) is a retired Australian Netball player, who for her entire professional career played for the Melbourne Vixens in the ANZ Championship and Suncorp Super Netball competitions.[2][3]

Tegan Philip
Personal information
Full name Tegan Philip (née Caldwell)
Born (1988-09-03) 3 September 1988
Geelong, Victoria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
School Christian College, Geelong
Spouse Joshi Philip (since 22 Feb 2015[1])
Netball career
Playing position(s): GA, GS
Years Club team(s) Apps
2008–09 Victoria Fury
2010–2020 Melbourne Vixens 99
(Correct as of 4 March 2012)
Years National team(s) Caps
2009 Australia U21
2010 Australia (fastnet)
2014, 2017 Australian Netball Diamonds 12
(Correct as of 4 March 2012)

Netball career

During the early stages of her career, Philip was described as the new Sharelle McMahon (the former Diamonds captain) because of her agility in the circle, vertical leap and accurate eye.[4] Her career began in the seaside town of Anglesea in Victoria for the Bellarine Netball Association when she was coached by her mother. She was regularly chosen for most representative teams for the area. More recently she was part of the successful Commonwealth Games squad who brought home the gold medal from Glasgow 2014.[5][6][7][8] She was selected in the Australian Diamonds squad for the 2018/19 international season.[9] She ended her professional netball career in October 2020, as a participant of the Melbourne Vixens team that won their third premiership.[10]

Personal life

A devout Christian, she has stated that her faith is crucial to her approach to life. She has been married to Joshi Philip since 22 February 2015.[11][12]

References


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