Glen Liddiard
Personal information
Born (1969-11-28) 28 November 1969
Playing information
PositionFullback, Five-eighth, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1988–91 Parramatta Eels 46 17 12 0 92
1992 Penrith Panthers 4 1 4 0 4
1993 North Sydney 5 2 0 0 8
1995 South Qld Crushers 14 4 3 1 23
Total 69 24 19 1 127
Source: [1]

Glen Liddiard (born 28 November 1969) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Parramatta Eels, Penrith Panthers, North Sydney and South Queensland in the NSWRL/ARL.

Biography

Liddiard played his junior football in Penrith and was an 1986 Australian Schoolboys representative player, while attending Cambridge Park High School.

From 1988 to 1991 he made 46 first-grade appearances for Parramatta in the NSWRL, as a centre, five-eighth and full-back.

In the 1992 NSWRL season, Liddiard joined reigning premiers Penrith and played four first-grade games.[2] He was a passenger in the fatal car crash which killed his teammate Ben Alexander, who was driving.[3]

Liddiard finished his NSWRL/ARL career with one season stints at North Sydney and South Queensland, between which he played for Oldham in England.[4] He then returned to England and played with the Hull Sharks.[5]

He won Penrith's Club Person of the Year Award in 2016 for his role as an Indigenous Welfare Officer.

References

  1. ↑ Collis, Ian (2018). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 9781921024986.
  2. ↑ "Liddiard contract". The Canberra Times. 24 December 1991. p. 17. Retrieved 10 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Alexander 'ran red light'". The Canberra Times. 23 June 1992. p. 20. Retrieved 9 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Ex-Raider delivers last blow". The Canberra Times. 8 February 1994. p. 19. Retrieved 10 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ Hadfield, Dave (29 June 1997). "Rugby League: Hull's party on ice". The Independent.
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