Recruited from North Heidelberg, Philippe played in 5 games and scored 1 goal in his time with Collingwood.[2] His VFL career end when a stray boot caused a fractured skull.
Philippe left for West Perth in 1979, he played there until he injured his knee the following year. He returned to Victoria and let his knee heal.
In 1984 he accepted a contract to play with Daylesford in the Ballarat Football League. He kicked 100 goals a season two years in a row before moving on to the Western District town of Camperdown. He spent two years at Camperdown, where he kicked 90 goals in his first year.
Notes
^Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 703. ISBN978-1-921496-32-5.
^"Biography". collingwoodfc.com.au. Collingwood forever. Retrieved 21 March 2021.