Tom Liberatore
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Liberatore during the 2017 pre-season.
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Thomas Liberatore | ||
| Nickname(s) | Libba | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1992 | ||
| Original team(s) | Calder Cannons (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 40 (F/S), 2010 national draft | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (13 st 1 lb; 183 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
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| Current club | Western Bulldogs | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2011– | Western Bulldogs | 106 (34) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 2, 2017.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Tom Liberatore (born 16 May 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who represents the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the eldest son of former Bulldogs player Tony Liberatore.
Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Liberatore represented Victoria at under-16 level in 2008 before being 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. 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.
In the 2010 TAC Cup Grand Final, he had 28 disposals in the Cannons' 58-point defeat of Gippsland Power. 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.
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