How did Thomas Liberatore end up tall?

[Macca_]

Tony's very small and his wife was the same height as him. How does that work!?

 

[immortalmike]

He's a normal sized midfielder, it's not like he's a 200 cm ruckman.

 

[Gus]

He's a normal sized midfielder, it's not like he's a 200 cm ruckman.

Tony was only 163cms (according to wikipedia). Tom is 182cms.

Quite a difference.

 

[Bulldog Joe]

Hardly unprecedented.

Wayne Richardson at Collingwood was about 180 and son Mark was 196.

Brian Cordy 180ish and Ayce Cordy 203

 

[RoyBoyTurnedDog]

Height is a bit like skin colour, it's controlled by several genes and so offspring can be quite different to their parents due to the combination of genes they inherit. Dark skinned people can have light skinned offspring and vice versa, tall people can have short offspring and vice versa. Environment also plays a part - maybe Tony and his wife didn't eat as well when they were children.

 

[TownleyTime]

Comes from his mothers side. She is Anglo, his brother Chris, who I played against, is the same height.

maybe Tony and his wife didn't eat as well when they were children

His wife never ate together if you get my gist.

 

[Gus]

Comes from his mothers side. She is Anglo, his brother Chris, who I played against, is the same height.

So you played against a Liberatore AND you have access to the 1927 Brownlow medal?


Gee you are a ****ing winner, panther.

 

[FishCreekBandit]

Been a member for 51 years gus, he knows his stuff

 

[immortalmike]

Tony was only 163cms (according to wikipedia). Tom is 182cms.

Quite a difference.

Not really. It is only about half a foot...plenty of people are taller than their parents. I'm at least half a foot taller than the old man.

Comes from his mothers side. She is Anglo, his brother Chris, who I played against, is the same height.

What has being Anglo have to do with anything?

 

[Silvagnis]

Comes from his mothers side. She is Anglo, his brother Chris, who I played against, is the same height.

Tell that to Sergio and Stephen Silvagni who aren't Anglo, yet were nothing alike as players.

It's a tall tale lifting us higher and higher

Professor Stephen Harrap, a specialist in genetic physiology at Melbourne University, said with so many factors involved it was hard to say conclusively where we are going. ''It is fascinating to speculate about where we might end up,'' he said. ''But height is a complex mix of genetics, nutrition and environment. It's very difficult to predict the future.''

It's a tall tale lifting us higher and higher

 

[Ant_]

Growth Hormones in all the food these days

 

[Handsome.B.Wonderful]

I don't think Chris Liberatore is Tony's biological son, think he just took Tony's name.

 

[TownleyTime]

I don't think Chris Liberatore is Tony's biological son, think he just took Tony's name.

Think that is correct, he is a bloody good footballer. Is involved with St. Kilda now. Don't think the parents live together anymore.

 

[Macca_]

I'm just curious because I'm a young footballer and my height is holding me back. I've got a short dad and a tall mum, so hopefully what happened to Tom happens to me

 

[P-MONEY]

One thing i've noticed with kids today, they will always be taller then there parents.. It's all the hormones in the chicken!!

 

[Gus]

I'm just curious because I'm a young footballer and my height is holding me back. I've got a short dad and a tall mum, so hopefully what happened to Tom happens to me

Eat your greens and your chicken, kiddo.

 

[RoyBoyTurnedDog]

One thing i've noticed with kids today, they will always be taller then there parents.. It's all the hormones in the chicken!!

There are no hormones added to any chicken in Australia. I can't tell if you are extracting the urine or not, but so many people use this as an honest argument as to why kids are taller that most believe it's true. Now I'll step back off my soapbox.