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 '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 '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 podcast that she as a lot of 'baggage' and admitted she still lives at home with her parents in Bowral. Over: Sam and Phoebe married in 2015, before splitting for good in October 2019 Phoebe also revealed she was 'f**king furious' after learning her ex-husband Sam had traces of cocaine in his system while on his way to pick up their children earlier this year. The retired sports star, 32, avoided a conviction after pleading guilty to three charges in May following a February 22 police traffic stop where he tested positive for the drug. Phoebe said it 'broke a lot of trust in someone who is the father of my children'. 'That's the first time I have ever been f**king furious,' she told host Mia Freedman. 'I was really angry. This was something I had absolutely no ability to control...' Candid: Last week, Phoebe appeared on the No Filter podcast where she opened up about her split with former Rabbitohs star Sam Fuming: Phoebe also revealed she was 'f**king furious' after learning her ex-husband Sam had traces of cocaine in his system while on his way to pick up their children earlier this year 'I was furious. I was furious at the people around him. I didn't understand how someone could get into that position. 'The first thing I said is, "Who the f**k is looking after him? What is going on?"' Sam had confessed to several indiscretions during his grilling on reality show SAS Australia this year, including that he'd slept with a woman from Melbourne in 2017 behind Phoebe's back. 'I embarrassed my wife. I'd had an affair with a girl, a woman in Melbourne. That's true,' he said. 'I turned to drinking, taking drugs - I thought I could manage that. Then got pulled [up on a] DUI with drugs in my system, which was all over the press again, which stopped me seeing my kids again. I just checked myself into rehab.' Infidelity: Sam had confessed to several indiscretions during his grilling on reality show SAS Australia this year, including that he'd slept with a woman from Melbourne in 2017 behind Phoebe's back All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility