Vice-captain Tom Liberatore is re-writing the Club history books, one week at a time.

Just seven days after breaking the Bulldogs’ all-time contested possessions record, the 31-year-old has set a new clearances record.

Liberatore registered a club-high 19 clearances against Geelong in round four – beating the previous record (14) at the ninth minute-mark of the final quarter.

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AFL RD4 | Clearance King

Look back at all of Tom Liberatore's 19 clearances, a new club record.

Remarkably, he now holds eight spots in the Club’s top 15 most clearances in a game.

He also moves into equal-third across the league, with only Paul Salmon (22 in R13, 1998) and Matt Rowell (20 in OR, 2024) above him.

The haul brings Liberatore’s season tally to 40 clearances and his career tally to 1383 clearances.

If he was to continue at this rate (averaging 10 clearances a game), he could become the first Bulldog ever to reach 200 clearances in a single season.

Footscray/Western Bulldogs – Most clearances in a single game

 

19 – Tom Liberatore
14 – Simon Garlick, Marcus Bontempelli, Jack Macrae, Tom Liberatore
13 – Luke Darcy, Tony Liberatore, Scott West, Ryan Griffen, Tom Liberatore (x6)