Rex Liddy is a former professional Australian rules football player at the Gold Coast Football Club.
Early life Liddy was raised in Hopevale and Cairns, Queensland,An anxious mum, a newborn son and the biggest footy game of his life By Sam Davis for ABC 14 July 2011 the nephew of Matt Bowen, he was raised Indigenous and speaking Guugu Yimithirr language.Cairns junior Rex Liddy on Saturday night will become the 11th Queenslander to debut in the AFL this year 10 June 2011 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.
AFL career Liddy debuted in the Gold Coast's first season, in 2011. He made his debut in Round 12, against . At the end of the 2011 season, Liddy announced he had "lost the passion to train and play at the elite level".
Personal life Liddy is the nephew of leading Rugby league player Matt Bowen.
Statistics
|- 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
References
External links
Rex Liddy Player Profile, Gold Coast Suns