Tom Liberatore was drafted via father-son selection in the 2010 AFL Draft, with his hardness and contested ball efforts a great asset in helping the Bulldogs gain first use of the ball. The 28-year-old had a breakout year in 2013, statistically ranked the best inside player of the competition, but took his game to the elite level in 2014 to claim the Charles Sutton Medal. After a knee injury cruelled his 2015 season, Liberatore bounced back in 2016 to be an instrumental part of the Club's finals run. Despite a late-season ankle injury, Liberatore bounced back to play all four finals, and was a key member of the Club's AFL Premiership side. A second ACL injury in the opening round of the 2018 season saw Liberatore miss the remainder of the year, before returning in 2019 for 15 senior appearances averaging 21 disposals and four tackles per game. He backed up his performance the following year in 2020, averaging 20 disposals, five clearances and four tackles from 16 matches to finish third in the Club best-and-fairest count.