David Liddiard
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| Full name | David James Liddiard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 February 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David James Liddiard OAM[2] (born 24 February 1961) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s.
Playing career
[edit]Liddiard made his first grade debut for Parramatta in the 1983 season where he won the Dally M rookie of the year award and was also a member of Parramatta's 1983 premiership winning team defeating Manly-Warringah in the grand final.
The following season, Liddiard played in the 1984 grand final where Parramatta were defeated by Canterbury 6–4. In 1986, Liddiard joined Penrith and played there for two seasons before rejoining Parramatta.[3]
Liddiard only managed eight appearances for Parramatta over two years and he left the club to join Manly. Liddiard spent three years at Manly before departing the at the end of 1992. Liddiard played in England for Oldham (1985–86), Hull FC (1989–90) and Hull Kingston Rovers (1992–93 and 1993–94).
Post-playing
[edit]In 2014 Liddiard was awarded with the Medal of the Order of Australia for his services to Indigenous youth, sporting and employment programs.[4][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "David Liddiard - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
- ^ a b "Mr David James Liddiard". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 25 September 2022 – via Australian Government.
- ^ "Official Player Numbers". Parramatta Eels.
- ^ "Former NRL player David Liddiard scores Order of Australia". Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
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- 1961 births
- Living people
- Australian rugby league players
- Hull F.C. players
- Hull Kingston Rovers players
- Manly Warringah Sea Eagles players
- Oldham R.L.F.C. players
- Parramatta Eels players
- Penrith Panthers players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby league wingers
- Rugby league players from Penrith, New South Wales
- Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian rugby league biography, 1960s birth stubs
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| Full name | David James Liddiard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 February 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David James Liddiard OAM[2] (born 24 February 1961) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s.
Playing career
Liddiard made his first grade debut for Parramatta in the 1983 season where he won the Dally M rookie of the year award and was also a member of Parramatta's 1983 premiership winning team defeating Manly-Warringah in the grand final.
The following season, Liddiard played in the 1984 grand final where Parramatta were defeated by Canterbury 6–4. In 1986, Liddiard joined Penrith and played there for two seasons before rejoining Parramatta.[3]
Liddiard only managed eight appearances for Parramatta over two years and he left the club to join Manly. Liddiard spent three years at Manly before departing the at the end of 1992. Liddiard played in England for Oldham (1985–86), Hull FC (1989–90) and Hull Kingston Rovers (1992–93 and 1993–94).
Post-playing
In 2014 Liddiard was awarded with the Medal of the Order of Australia for his services to Indigenous youth, sporting and employment programs.[4][2]
References
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "David Liddiard - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
- ^ a b "Mr David James Liddiard". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 25 September 2022 – via Australian Government.
- ^ "Official Player Numbers". Parramatta Eels.
- ^ "Former NRL player David Liddiard scores Order of Australia". Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
 | This rugby league football biography relating to an Australian born in the 1960s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |