Rex Liddy

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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)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2011.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Rex Liddy is a former professional Australian rules football player at the Gold Coast Football Club.

Early life[edit]

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.

AFL career[edit]

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]

Personal life[edit]

Liddy is the nephew of leading Rugby league player Matt Bowen.[5]

Statistics[edit]

[6]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
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

References[edit]

  1. ^ An anxious mum, a newborn son and the biggest footy game of his life By Sam Davis for ABC 14 July 2011
  2. ^ a b c Cairns junior Rex Liddy on Saturday night will become the 11th Queenslander to debut in the AFL this year 10 June 2011
  3. ^ "Rex Liddy". rleague stats. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  4. ^ Ralph, Jon. "Dogs delist troubled Jayden Schofield". Herald Sun. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  5. ^ Piva, Andrew. "Here comes the Suns". No Boundaries. AFL Cape York. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  6. ^ "Rex Liddy". AFL Tables. Retrieved 29 April 2022.

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