Matthew Liptak

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer

Matthew Liptak

Personal information
Full name|  Matthew Liptak
Date of birth|  (1970-04-30) 30 April 1970 (age 54)
Original team(s)|  Glenelg
Height|  178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight|  79 kg (174 lb)
Playing career1
Years|  Club|  Games (Goals)
1991–1999|  Adelaide|  116 (128)
Representative team honours
Years|  Team|  Games (Goals)
1996|  South Australia|  001 0(0)

1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1999.

Career highlights

* Malcolm Blight Medal: 1996
* Adelaide Team of the Decade – forward pocket

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Matthew Liptak (born 30 April 1970) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is also an orthopaedic surgeon, receiving his medical degree from Flinders University in Adelaide.[1]

From Glenelg, Liptak was a determined inside midfielder with good goal kicking skills. Liptak's best season was 1996, in which he won the Best and Fairest and represented South Australia in State of Origin.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Dr Matthew Liptak". www.orthosa.com.au. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
2. ^ Gill, Katrina. "Where are they now? Matthew Liptak". www.afc.com.au. Retrieved 15 March 2019.

## External links[edit]

* Matthew Liptak's playing statistics from AFL Tables
* Matthew Liptak at AustralianFootball.com

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Malcolm Blight Medal * Adelaide Football Club best and fairest winners

* 1991: Mickan
* 1992: McDermott
* 1993: McGuinness
* 1994: Rehn
* 1995: Connell
* 1996: Liptak
* 1997: McLeod
* 1998: Ricciuto
* 1999: Hart
* 2000: Goodwin
* 2001: McLeod
* 2002: Hart
* 2003: Ricciuto
* 2004: Ricciuto
* 2005: Goodwin
* 2006: Goodwin
* 2007: McLeod
* 2008: Bock
* 2009: Vince
* 2010: Douglas
* 2011: Thompson
* 2012: Thompson
* 2013: Sloane
* 2014: Talia
* 2015: Dangerfield
* 2016: Sloane
* 2017: M. Crouch
* 2018: Laird
* 2019: B. Crouch
* 2020: O'Brien
* 2021: Laird
* 2022: Laird
* 2023: Dawson

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1990 SANFL West-End All-Stars Challenge - Country v City

The Advertiser Country All-Stars 23.15 (153) d The News City All-Stars 14.28 (112) at Football Park, 21 May 1990

The Advertiser Country All-Stars|

* Captain: Phillips
* Vice-Captain: Redden
* Abernethy
* Burgess
* Champion
* Clarke
* Dewhirst
* Fielke
* Hynes
* Lee
* Mansell
* McAdam
* McIntyre
* McKinnon
* McWilliam
* Melican
* Neave
* O'Dwyer
* Schache
* Seebohm
* Smith
* Stoeckel
* Tregenza
* Whittlesea
* Coach: Cahill

The News City All-Stars|

* Captain: Lindsay
* Vice-Captain: A. Jarman
* Bennett
* Brown
* Christie
* Clisby
* Fiacchi
* Fidge
* Hodges
* Hutton
* Jakovich
* D. Jarman
* Liptak
* Negri
* Paynter
* Payze
* Robran
* Schwartz
* Schwerdt
* Sims
* Smart
* Staritski
* Thompson
* Warhurst
* Williams
* Coach: Cornes

Fos Williams Medal: Andrew Jarman

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South Australian team – 1996 State of Origin

* Bickley
* Burns
* Camporeale
* Champion
* Clarke
* Darcy
* Francis
* Hart
* Holland
* Kernahan (c)
* Liptak
* Modra
* Platten
* Ricciuto
* Robran
* Rogers
* Russell
* Smart
* Tape
* Wakelin
* Wanganeen

Coach: Ebert
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