Tom Liberatore#21

formerly WBD

MID

Age: 34 years

Career Games: 252

Debut: 2011

Height: 181cm

Quick Stats

252

Career Games

Total AFL matches played

Season Games

2026 AFL season

Career Injuries

Recorded injury incidents

Games Missed

2026 season · injury-related

Last injury: General soreness — named in the Round 19 side against Gold Coast then withdrawn before the game, with Joel Freijah and Lachie McNeil coming into the 23. — 18 July 2026 · 89d ago

Current Status

Retired

Retired 8 Sept 2026 — Retired at the end of the 2026 season.

Movements

8 Sept 2026
Retired from WBD
Retired at the end of the 2026 season.

Career Durability

Reliable↗

Rank: 232 (71th percentile)

Component Scores

Games Consistency70/100

Age Factor75/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)↗

Weighted Average21.1 games

Recent TierReliable

Up 3.0 games/season from career average

Career: 15 seasons, 252 games (16.8 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Avg: 18.1

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'15

'16

'17

'18

'19

'20

'21

'22

'23

'24

'25

'26

23120

Above average

Below average

Games played per completed season
Season	Games played
2012	17
2013	22
2014	22
2015	0
2016	21
2017	18
2018	1
2019	15
2020	16
2021	25
2022	22
2023	21
2024	18
2025	23
2026	11

Durability calculated from 13 seasons of data (v2.2-availability-weighted)
Last updated: 28 Sept 2026

Injury Patterns

Body regions injured more than once — the multi-season recurrence view.

KneeRecurs
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4 injuriesacross 4 seasons50 games missed

Plus 3 body regions with a single recorded injury. 2 load-managed rests excluded.

Grouped by OSIICS body region. OSIICS © John Orchard — Free to use with acknowledgment.

Injury Profile

Total Injuries

Games Missed

Soft Tissue

Structural

Contact (impact)

Injury Categories

Structural7 (78%)

51 games missed · Last: Aug 2026

Contact/Concussion1 (11%)

8 games missed · Last: Apr 2026

Soft Tissue1 (11%)

2 games missed · Last: Mar 2026

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-5 pts

Injury Frequency Score86/100

1 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -5 penalty

⚠️4 injuries in the past 12 months

🔄Recurring injury history detected

Travel Burden

5.46k km

Total km

Interstate flights this season

Trips

Out of 11 games played

496.4

km / game

Average per appearance

Interstate flights only. Same-state and home-venue games count as 0 travel. Excludes games the player did not feature in.

Season Availability

Every round of the season — played, missed to injury, and what's ahead.

2026: played 8 · missed 14 to injury

R15

R16

R17

R18

R19

R20

R21

R22

R23

R24

R25

R26

R27

R28

R29

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Injury History

9 injuries recorded

Injury history
Date	Team	Season	Injury	Severity	Status	Return
20 Aug 2026R24	WBD	2026	Load-managed restManaged5 updates	Minor	Retired while injured	-
18 July 2026R19	WBD	2026	Unspecified Injury3 updates XXXX	Minor (1)	Returned	Returned R20 vs RIC
17 Apr 2026R6	WBD	2026	Concussion14 updates HDCO	Moderate (8)	Returned	Returned R15 vs STK
20 Mar 2026R22× · 2.03k km	WBD	2026	Hamstring Strain Grade I9 updates MTMS	Minor (2)	Returned	Returned R6 vs GEE
15 Aug 2020	WBD	2020	Knee Cartilage Damage KTCR	Moderate (5)	Returned	Returned 19 Sept
22 Mar 2020	WBD	2020	Load-managed restManaged	Minor (0)	Returned	Returned 12 Apr
15 June 2019	WBD	2019	Meniscus Tear KTCM	Moderate (6)	Returned	Returned 27 July
24 Mar 2018	WBD	2018	ACL Tear KTCL	Long-term (22)	Returned	Returned 1 Sept
21 Feb 2015	WBD	2015	ACL Tear KTCL	Long-term (17)	Returned	Returned 8 Aug