Matthew Liptak
| Matthew Liptak | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Matthew Liptak | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1970 | ||
| Original team | Glenelg | ||
| Height/Weight | 178 cm / 79 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1991-1999 | Adelaide | 116 (128) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1996 | South Australia | 1 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1999 season. | |||
Matthew Liptak (born 30 April 1970) is a retired AFL footballer for the Adelaide Crows. 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
| Preceded by Matthew Connell |
Adelaide Best and Fairest winner 1996 |
Succeeded by Andrew McLeod |
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