Tony Liberatore
Western Bulldogs
AFL career
283 games95 goals
- Debut
- R13 1986 v FIT21 June 1986
- Most recent
- R17 2002 v KAN28 July 2002
Stats
2002 | WBD | 16 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 9.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 40 |
2001 | WBD | 17 | 7.1 | 8.8 | 15.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 64 |
2000 | WBD | 23 | 8.9 | 10.0 | 18.9 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 70 |
1999 | WBD | 21 | 9.4 | 7.3 | 16.7 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 58 |
1998 | WBD | 9 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 11.1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 43 |
1997 | FSC | 24 | 9.9 | 8.2 | 18.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 68 |
1996 | FSC | 22 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 21.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 79 |
1995 | FSC | 23 | 13.2 | 10.2 | 23.4 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 85 |
1994 | FSC | 24 | 11.7 | 8.8 | 20.5 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 81 |
1993 | FSC | 20 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 24.4 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 91 |
1992 | FSC | 25 | 13.0 | 11.4 | 24.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 90 |
1991 | FSC | 22 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 27.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 83 |
1990 | FSC | 19 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 26.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 88 |
1989 | FSC | 1 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46 |
1988 | FSC | 1 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32 |
1987 | FSC | 12 | 8.5 | 5.8 | 14.3 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 48 |
1986 | FSC | 4 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 10.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | - | 0.3 | 0.3 | - |
KAN | CS | R17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 | 29 |
ADE | FP | R16 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | 64 |
HAW | CS | R15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 22 |
PAD | FP | R13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 19 |
STK | CS | R12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 27 |
FRE | OO | R11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 | 42 |
RCH | MCG | R10 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 74 |
GEE | SS | R9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 31 |
SYD | SCG | R8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 29 |
COL | CS | R7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 42 |
CAR | CS | R6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 |
MEL | CS | R5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 47 |
BRL | CS | R4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 71 |
WCE | SUB | R3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 26 |
KAN | CS | R2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 35 |
ADE | CS | R1 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 70 |
Bio
Tony Liberatore's path to football greatness began with a significant hurdle, as he was released by North Melbourne despite winning the under-19s Morrish Medal, with recruiters deeming him too short for the senior level at just 163cm. Handed a lifeline by Footscray in 1986, he immediately set about proving his critics wrong, developing into a prolific rover known for his extraordinary ball-winning ability and elite endurance. This period of dominance peaked in 1990 when he was awarded the Brownlow Medal, becoming the first player to win the league's highest individual honour alongside the reserves and under-19s league best and fairest awards.
In the latter half of his career, Liberatore successfully reinvented himself as the competition's premier tagger, trading attacking flair for relentless defensive pressure. His close-checking style and record-breaking tackling efficiency allowed him to shut down the game's best midfielders, extending his career well past the typical lifespan of a rover. He retired in 2002 after 283 games, leaving an indelible mark on the Western Bulldogs as a fierce competitor, a legacy famously continued at the club by his son, Tom.
Profile
- Born
- 11 Feb 1966 (age 60y 252d)
- Height
- 163 cm
- Weight
- 77 kg
Teams
Honours
- Brownlow Medal1990
- Top 10
- 1992, 1994, 1995, 2000
- Western Bulldogs B&F1991
- 2nd
- 1992, 1993, 1995
- 3rd
- 1994, 1997, 1999
- Top 10
- 1996, 2000
Family
- Son:Tom Liberatore
Bio
1 revisionTony Liberatore's path to football greatness began with a significant hurdle, as he was released by North Melbourne despite winning the under-19s Morrish Medal, with recruiters deeming him too short for the senior level at just 163cm. Handed a lifeline by Footscray in 1986, he immediately set about proving his critics wrong, developing into a prolific rover known for his extraordinary ball-winning ability and elite endurance. This period of dominance peaked in 1990 when he was awarded the Brownlow Medal, becoming the first player to win the league's highest individual honour alongside the reserves and under-19s league best and fairest awards.
In the latter half of his career, Liberatore successfully reinvented himself as the competition's premier tagger, trading attacking flair for relentless defensive pressure. His close-checking style and record-breaking tackling efficiency allowed him to shut down the game's best midfielders, extending his career well past the typical lifespan of a rover. He retired in 2002 after 283 games, leaving an indelible mark on the Western Bulldogs as a fierce competitor, a legacy famously continued at the club by his son, Tom.