vers , ▁and ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁country ▁for ▁St . ▁George ▁Sain ts , ▁W oll ong ong ▁Wol ves ▁and ▁Sydney ▁F . C .. ▁He ▁was ▁c apped ▁three ▁times ▁by ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Club ▁career ▁He ▁played ▁for ▁St . ▁George ▁Sain ts ▁and ▁W oll ong ong ▁Wol ves ▁in ▁the ▁old ▁National ▁Soccer ▁League ▁in ▁Australia ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁England ▁to ▁join ▁Cambridge ▁United ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁after ▁an ▁un success ful ▁trial ▁at ▁South am pton . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁he ▁signed ▁for ▁Cov entry ▁City , ▁then ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁Black burn ▁Ro vers ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁joined ▁W igan ▁Athlet ic ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁for ▁£ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁W igan ' s ▁debut ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁Premier ▁League ▁he ▁had ▁missed ▁only ▁one ▁match ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁but ▁was ▁injured ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 ▁season ▁with ▁W igan ' s ▁new ▁signing ▁Mike ▁Pol l itt ▁taking ▁his ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁side . ▁Fil an , ▁however ▁signed ▁a ▁new ▁contract ▁which ▁kept ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁club ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁See ing ▁out ▁his ▁contract ▁with ▁W igan , ▁he ▁was ▁released ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁Wh ilst ▁at ▁W igan ▁he ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁in ▁the ▁ 2