Tom Liberatore
| Tom Liberatore | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Thomas Liberatore | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1992 | ||
| Original team(s) | Calder Cannons/St Kevin's College | ||
| Draft | No. 40 (F/S), 2010 | ||
| Height / weight | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) / 77 kg (12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Western Bulldogs | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2011– | Western Bulldogs | 97 (32) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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Tom Liberatore (born 16 May 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs. He is the son of former Bulldogs legend Tony Liberatore.[1]
From Melbourne, Victoria, Liberatore was drafted to the Bulldogs from the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup with the 40th selection in the 2010 AFL Draft as a father-son selection, after Sydney nominated their intention to draft him with first-round pick (pick 21) if available.[1] Fellow schoolmate and friend Mitch Wallis was also drafted at pick 22, after the two had played together for club and school St Kevin's College, since a young age.
He was selected in the All-Australian team after the 2010 NAB AFL Under-18 Championships, where he had averaged 22 disposals at 72 per cent efficiency, five clearances and four tackles.[2]
In the 2010 TAC Cup Grand Final, he had 28 disposals in the Cannons 58 point defeat of Gippsland Power.[3] He made his debut in the Western Bulldogs' Round One defeat to Essendon, being named in the best for the side.
Liberatore was selected in the AFL Players' Association's inaugural 22under22 team in 2013.
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2016 season [4]
| Legend | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Goals | B | Behinds | K | Kicks | H | Handballs | D | Disposals | M | Marks | T | Tackles |
| Led the league after season and finals |
| Season | Team | # | Games | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Western Bulldogs | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 119 | 174 | 293 | 30 | 77 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 7.4 | 10.9 | 18.3 | 1.9 | 4.8 |
| 2012 | Western Bulldogs | 21 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 179 | 172 | 351 | 64 | 65 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 20.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| 2013 | Western Bulldogs | 21 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 285 | 286 | 571 | 66 | 137 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 26.0 | 3.0 | 6.2 |
| 2014 | Western Bulldogs | 21 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 244 | 278 | 522 | 61 | 173 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 11.1 | 12.6 | 23.7 | 2.8 | 7.9 |
| 2015 | Western Bulldogs | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Western Bulldogs | 21 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 172 | 257 | 429 | 46 | 114 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 8.2 | 12.2 | 20.4 | 2.2 | 5.4 |
| Career | 98 | 32 | 13 | 999 | 1167 | 2166 | 267 | 566 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 10.2 | 11.9 | 22.1 | 2.7 | 5.8 | ||
Honours and achievements
| Brownlow Medal votes | |
| Season | Votes |
|---|---|
| 2011 | — |
| 2012 | — |
| 2013 | 14 |
| 2014 | 5 |
| Total | 19 |
| Key: | |
| Green / Bold = Won | |
- Individual
- Scott West Most Courageous Award - Western Bulldogs : 2016
- Charles Sutton Medal: 2014
- Doug Hawkins Medal - Western Bulldogs: 2013
- Western Bulldogs Tony Liberatore Most Improved Player Award: 2012
- Chris Grant Medal - Western Bulldogs Best First Year Player: 2011
- Team
- AFL premiership player: 2016
- TAC Cup premiers - Calder Cannons : 2009 , 2010
References
- 1 2 'Dogs secure Wallis, Liberatore
- ↑ Draft combine: medium midfielders
- ↑ Wallis Impresses with 47-touch TAC Cup GF
- ↑ "Tom Liberatore Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
External links
- Tom Liberatore's profile on the official website of the Western Bulldogs
- Tom Liberatore's statistics from AFL Tables