Mani Liddy
| Mani Liddy | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Mani Liddy | ||
| Born | 20 February 2002 | ||
| Original team | Sturt/Central District | ||
| Draft | No. 16, 2025 mid-season rookie draft | ||
| Debut | Round 14, 2025, Port Adelaide vs. Melbourne, at Adelaide Oval | ||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2025–2026 | Port Adelaide | 9 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2026 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Mani Liddy (born 20 February 2002) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Junior and SANFL career
[edit]Liddy, originally from the Kersbrook Football Club, started his career in the SANFL under 18s where he played for Sturt. He averaged 25.4 disposals a game at the level, but failed to be drafted. He went on to play 9 games in the Sturt senior team over two seasons (2021 - 5 games, 2022 - 4 games).[1]
Liddy then switched SANFL clubs in 2023 to Central District, where he became a more regular player, playing 44 games over 3 seasons up until being drafted to the AFL in May 2025.[2]
In July 2024, during a SANFL game against Norwood, Liddy contracted sepsis after getting a cut from falling onto the studs of an opposition player's football boots. [3] Following this incident Liddy would wear a leg sleeve to protect his injured leg.[4]
In May 2025, Liddy was selected to play for the SANFL state team and won the Fos Williams Medal as the best South Australian player against the WAFL state team.[5]
During the 2025 season Liddy played for two SANFL clubs - Central Districts 9 games in which he averaged 22.4 disposals per game and Port Adelaide Reserves (SANFL) in 1 game vs Adelaide Reserves (SANFL) in Round 15 in which he collected 27 disposals.[6]
AFL career
[edit]Liddy was selected by Port Adelaide with pick 16 of the 2025 mid-season rookie draft.[7] He made his debut in round 14 of the 2025 AFL season.[8] He played nine AFL games in 2025, and at the end of the season signed a one-year contract extension to the end of 2026.[9]
At the end of the 2026 AFL season, Liddy was delisted by Port Adelaide.[10]
Statistics
[edit]Updated to the end of the 2026 season.[11]
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2025 | Port Adelaide | 50 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 80 | 47 | 127 | 37 | 20 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 8.9 | 5.2 | 14.1 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2026 | Port Adelaide | 50 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Career | 9 | 1 | 2 | 80 | 47 | 127 | 37 | 20 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 8.9 | 5.2 | 14.1 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Mani Liddy". Rookie Me Central. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ↑ Milbank, Zac. "Six SANFL players selected in 2025 AFL Mid-Season Draft". sanfl.com.au. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ↑ Gabelich, Josh. "How Port's newest hero overcame horror injury that almost cost his leg". afl.com.au. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ↑ Anderson, Jamie. ""The leg sleeve guy": Liddy turns trauma into a trademark". portadelaidefc.com.au. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ↑ "WAFL defeat West End State Team in 2025 KIA State Game". Retrieved 23 August 2025.
- ↑ https://sanfl.com.au/league/clubs/port-adelaide/1008649?league=sanfl&season=2025
- ↑ Anderson, Jamie. "Mani Liddy arrives at Alberton as Port's third mid-season pick". portadelaidefc.com.au. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ↑ Anderson, Jamie. "Selection: Debutant Liddy among three changes". portadelaidefc.com.au. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ↑ Anderson, Jamie. "Quartet extended for one more". portadelaidefc.com.au. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ "Power axe six players as off-season of change looms". afl.com.au. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ↑ "Mani Liddy". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
External links
[edit]- Mani Liddy's profile on the official website of the Port Adelaide Football Club
- Mani Liddy at AustralianFootball.com
- Mani Liddy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
