Phil Blake (born 24 November 1963 in London England) is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s who represented New South Wales on one occasion. Originally a half back Blake developed into a utility player and played first grade matches in all the backline positions as well as at hooker and lock. Phil Blake is the younger brother of former Manly Canberra and South Sydney player Michael Blake. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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