Matthew Liptak
| Matthew Liptak | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Matthew Liptak | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1970 | ||
| 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 | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1999. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| 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] This was while he was working 70 hours a week as an orthopaedic surgeon.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dr Matthew Liptak". www.orthosa.com.au. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ Gill, Katrina. "Where are they now? Matthew Liptak". www.afc.com.au. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ Gabelich, Josh (11 February 2025). "He'd almost finished a medical degree, but then footy took over". afl.com.au. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- Matthew Liptak's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Matthew Liptak at AustralianFootball.com
Categories:
- Adelaide Football Club players
- Malcolm Blight Medal winners
- Glenelg Football Club players
- Australian rules footballers from South Australia
- Flinders University alumni
- 1970 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Australian medical doctors
- South Australian State of Origin players
- People educated at Sacred Heart College, Adelaide
- Australian orthopaedic surgeons