Phil Gould

Biography

Philip Ronald Gould (born 15 July 1958), is an Australian rugby league broadcaster, journalist, administrator and formerly a player and coach. Since the 1990s, he has had a prominent role in Channel 9's coverage of rugby league, as a commentator on their match-day coverage, and writes for Sydney's Fairfax paper, The Sun-Herald. Gould was also the General Manager of Football for the Penrith Panthers before leaving the position in April, 2019. Before his media career, he was a State of Origin series and NSWRL premiership winning coach, and before that, player, captaining Penrith and also playing for Newtown, Canterbury-Bankstown and South Sydney.