Matthew Liptak
Australian rules footballer
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| Intro | Australian rules footballer | |
| Places | Australia | |
| is | Athlete Football player Australian-rules footballer | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 30 April 1970 | |
| Age | 54 years |
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Biography
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 a doctor, receiving his medical degree from Flinders University in Adelaide.
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 represesnted South Australia in State of Origin. Of note he did not play in either the 1997 and 1998 AFL Grand Finals due to various injuries.
Honours
- Malcolm Blight Medal 1996 (club best and fairest).
- In 2005 he was named in the Adelaide Crows Team of the Decade. 1.
- Adelaide Life Membership