David A. Clarke

Who is David A. Clarke?

David A. Clarke is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Carlton in the Australian Football League.

Originally from Torquay, Clarke was a father/son selection by Geelong, who used a second round pick on him. His father David E. Clarke played over 200 games for Geelong and his brother Tim played briefly with Hawthorn.

Clarke, a pacy wingman, graduated from the Geelong Falcons to make his AFL debut in 1999. He was a prolific ball winner but was often let down by kicking and put together 68 consecutive games from 2000 to 2003. Clarke had the second largest number of disposals for Geelong in 2001 and 2002, averaging 17 a game in both seasons.

He struggled with both his form and injuries in 2003 and was involved in a three way trade in that year's draft, where Hawthorn received Simon Beaumont and Geelong got David Loats. Clarke ended up at Carlton and played ten games in the 2004 AFL season. With his first appearance in 2005 he brought up his 100th AFL game, against Adelaide at Football Park, but played just once more for Carlton. He was delisted at the end of 2005.

From 2006 until 2007, Clarke played with South Adelaide in the SANFL.