Tony Liberatore
| Tony Liberatore | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1966 | ||
| Original team(s) | Brunswick City(EDFL)/ North MelbourneU19 | ||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1986–2002 | Footscray/Western Bulldogs | 283 (95) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| Victoria | ? (?) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2002. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Tony Liberatore (born 11 February 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Liberatore is the only player to have won league best-and-fairest medals in all three grades of VFL/AFL football (under 19s, reserves and seniors). Liberatore is one of the shortest players to have played in the VFL/AFL competition and the shortest player to have won a Brownlow Medal.
Playing as a rover, Liberatore was a long-time holder of the VFL/AFL record for most career tackles.
Liberatore was born in Australia to Italian parents.