Phoebe Burgess appears to take a thinly veiled swipe at ex-husband Sam Burgess

Phoebe Burgess appears to take a thinly veiled swipe at ex-husband Sam Burgess
Phoebe Burgess appears to take a thinly veiled swipe at ex-husband Sam Burgess

She's the former NRL WAG whose bitter split from ex-husband Sam Burgess has played out in the media in recent years. 

And on Tuesday, Phoebe Burgess appeared to take a thinly veiled swipe at her ex as she wished her father Mitch Hooke a happy birthday. 

Phoebe, 32, shared pictures of her father with his grandchildren and in her Instagram post, thanked him for helping her 'raise' her kids who she shares with Sam. 

Phoebe Burgess appeared to take a thinly veiled swipe at ex-husband Sam Burgess on Tuesday as she wished her father Mitch a happy birthday and thanked him for 'helping to raise' her children

Phoebe Burgess appeared to take a thinly veiled swipe at ex-husband Sam Burgess on Tuesday as she wished her father Mitch a happy birthday and thanked him for 'helping to raise' her children

'Happy birthday to our Mitchy boy,' her post began. 

'We would be lost without your strength, support, integrity and guidance that shape the values of this family unit.'

She added in part of her post: 'Not many would sacrifice their later years to help raise tiny, messy, noisy, needy, demanding, constant children all over again... but here we are.'

'We would be lost without your strength, support, integrity and guidance that shape the values of this family unit,' Phoebe began

'We would be lost without your strength, support, integrity and guidance that shape the values of this family unit,' Phoebe began

'Not many would sacrifice their later years to help raise tiny, messy, noisy, needy, demanding, constant children all over again... but here we are,' she added

'Not many would sacrifice their later years to help raise tiny, messy, noisy, needy, demanding, constant children all over again... but here we are,' she added

'Thank you, Dad.'

Sam and Phoebe married in 2015, before splitting for good in October 2019.

They share custody of two young children, daughter Poppy, four, and son Billy, two. 

Last week, Phoebe appeared on the No Filter podcast where she opened up about her split with former Rabbitohs star Sam. 

She said on the

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