Rex Liddy | |
Fullname: | Rex Liddy |
Birth Date: | 1992 1, df=yes |
Originalteam: | Kenmore (AFLQ State Association) |
Draftpick: | Zone selection, |
Height: | 185 cm |
Weight: | 86 kg |
Position: | Defender |
Statsend: | 2011 |
Years1: | 2011 |
Games Goals1: | 4 (0) |
Rex Liddy is a former professional Australian rules football player at the Gold Coast Football Club.
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. 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.
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 .[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]
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2011|| 33 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 10 || 14 || 24 || 7 || 4 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.5 || 3.5 || 6.0 || 1.8 || 1.0|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 4! 0! 0! 10! 14! 24! 7! 4! 0.0! 0.0! 2.5! 3.5! 6.0! 1.8! 1.0|}