Phillip Coates
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| Born | 2006 or 2007[1] Papua New Guinea[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Phillip Coates is a Papua New Guinean-born rugby league footballer for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL).[3]
Coates was educated at Marymount College after moving to Australia as a young child. He is a younger brother of Melbourne Storm winger Xavier Coates and played his junior rugby league for the Currumbin Eagles.[4]
An outside back, Coates is a product of the Broncos Academy. He represented the 2025 Queensland under-19s State of Origin side and also won a premiership that year with the Burleigh Bears in the Mal Meninga Cup.[1]
Coates debuted in first-grade for the Broncos against the Warriors during Magic Round in 2026.[5] A contract-extension signed early in the season secured his services until the end of the 2027 season.[1]
A former Junior Kumuls player, Coates has expressed a desire to represent the PNG national team.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Academy Graduate Coates Signs One-Year Extension". Brisbane Broncos. 17 April 2026.
- 1 2 Philip, Michael (8 October 2024). "It's a dream come true and an honour to represent PNG: Coates". The National.
- ↑ Gould, Joel (16 May 2026). "New Coates unleashed as 2006 Broncos provide incentive". The Canberra Times.
- ↑ Philip, Michael (29 September 2025). "Broncos sign rising star Coates for 2026". The National.
- ↑ "Broncos forced to hand NRL debut to 19-year-old after 12th player ruled out". Yahoo News Australia. 12 May 2026.
External links
[edit]- Phillip Coates at Rugby League Project
- Phillip Coates at Brisbane Broncos