Tom Liberatore#21

WBD - Western Bulldogs

MID

Age: 34 years

Career Games: 248

Debut: 2011

Height: 181cm

Weight: 81kg

22Medium Risk

Quick Stats

248

Career Games

Total AFL matches played

Season Games

2026 AFL season

Career Injuries

Recorded injury incidents

Games Missed

2026 season · injury-related

Last injury: Concussion sustained before half-time in Geelong vs Western Bulldogs (R6). Ruled out for remainder of match after head knock. Prior POSSIBLE hamstring (2026-03-20) closed RECOVERED — player played through it. — 17 Apr 2026 · 90d ago

Current Status

Available

Available for selection

Risk Profile

2 factors identified

Age

Age 34 — injury risk rises ~1 point per year past 28 (capped at +10).

Injury severity load

Severity-weighted total across 2 recorded injuries — more severe injuries weigh more; those older than 24 months count half.

Note:Risk factors are derived from a heuristic (injury history, age, workload, recurrence) — a placeholder while the ML model is pending. Bars show each driver's relative contribution, not an exact running total.

Career Durability

Reliable↗

Rank: 222 (72th percentile)

2026 Season (Active)↘️

Games Played7 / 23

Goals1

On pace for 8.9 games (below career avg)

Status: Active

Component Scores

Games Consistency70/100

Age Factor75/100

Recent Form (Last 3 Seasons)↗

Weighted Average21.1 games

Recent TierReliable

Up 3.3 games/season from career average

Career: 14 seasons, 241 games (17.2 avg)

Career Timeline (Completed Seasons)

Avg: 17.8

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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

Durability calculated from 13 seasons of data (v2.2-availability-weighted)
Last updated: 13 July 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 2 body regions with a single recorded injury. 1 load-managed rest 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

Structural5 (71%)

50 games missed · Last: Aug 2020

Contact/Concussion1 (14%)

9 games missed · Last: Apr 2026

Soft Tissue1 (14%)

3 games missed · Last: Mar 2026

Durability Impact

Soft Tissue Penalty-5 pts

Injury Frequency Score89/100

1 soft tissue injuries × 5 points = -5 penalty

⚠️2 injuries in the past 12 months

🔄Recurring injury history detected

Travel Burden

2.74k km

Total km

Interstate flights this season

Trips

Out of 7 games played

391.8

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 5 · missed 10 to injury

R15

R16

R17

R18

playedmissed (injury)injured in gameat riskprojected returnV/S/W affiliate returnbye / did not playupcoming

Injury History

7 injuries recorded

Injury history
Date	Team	Season	Injury	Severity	Return
17 Apr 2026R6	WBD	2026	Concussion12 updates HDCO	Moderate (9)	Returned R15 vs STK
20 Mar 2026R22× · 2.03k km	WBD	2026	Hamstring Strain Grade I7 updates MTMS	Minor (3)	Returned R6 vs GEE
15 Aug 2020	WBD	2020	Knee Cartilage Damage KTCR	Moderate (5)	Returned 19 Sept
22 Mar 2020	WBD	2020	Load-managed restManaged	Minor (0)	Returned 12 Apr
15 June 2019	WBD	2019	Meniscus Tear KTCM	Moderate (6)	Returned 27 July
24 Mar 2018	WBD	2018	ACL Tear KTCL	Long-term (22)	Returned 1 Sept
21 Feb 2015	WBD	2015	ACL Tear KTCL	Long-term (17)	Returned 8 Aug