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Rex Liddy
Australian rules footballer
Rex Liddy is a former professional Australian rules football player at the Gold Coast Football Club.
| Rex Liddy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Rex Liddy | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-01-02) 2 January 1992 (age 32) | ||
| Original team(s) | Kenmore (AFLQ State Association) | ||
| Draft | Zone selection, Gold Coast | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2011 | Gold Coast | 4 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2011. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Liddy was raised in Hopevale and Cairns, Queensland,[1] the nephew of Matt Bowen, he was raised Indigenous and speaking Guugu Yimithirr language.[2] Liddy was identified by talent scouts and entered into the AFL KickStart program.[2] He began playing with North Cairns Tigers in AFL Cairns. He joined the Flying Boomerangs in South Africa in 2008 before moving to Brisbane, where he studied at St Peters Lutheran College and played with the Kenmore Bears.[2]
Liddy was one of the Gold Coast's zone priority selections.
Liddy debuted in the Gold Coast's first season, in 2011. He made his debut in Round 12, against North Melbourne.[3] At the end of the 2011 season, Liddy announced he had "lost the passion to train and play at the elite level".[4]
Liddy is the nephew of leading Rugby league player Matt Bowen.[5]
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2011 | Gold Coast | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 |
| Career | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | ||
- An anxious mum, a newborn son and the biggest footy game of his life By Sam Davis for ABC 14 July 2011
- "Rex Liddy". rleague stats. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- Ralph, Jon. "Dogs delist troubled Jayden Schofield". Herald Sun. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- Piva, Andrew. "Here comes the Suns". No Boundaries. AFL Cape York. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- "Rex Liddy". AFL Tables. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
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