Simon Clark (Australian footballer)

Simon Clark (born 16 February 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Simon Clark
Personal information
Full name Simon Clark
Date of birth (1967-02-16) 16 February 1967
Original team(s) Notting Hill
Height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Position(s) Ruckman
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1986–1988 Richmond 27 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1988.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Career

Clark was a ruckman, recruited to Richmond from Notting Hill.[1] He made 27 league appearances for Richmond, 12 in 1986, 11 in 1987 and four in 1988.[2]

Following his career at Richmond, Clark played for Springvale in the Victorian Football Association, later the Victorian Football League.[1] He made an immediate impression at Springvale in 1989, with a best and fairest and fourth placing in the J. J. Liston Trophy.[3][4] In the 1992 VFA season he finished equal second behind Joe Rugolo in the Liston Trophy, then in 1993 was equal third.[5][6] He was a member of Springvale's 1995 premiership team, in the final season of VFA football and would be involved in three further premierships.[7] By the time he retired, his 203 games for Springvale was a club record.[8][9]

Honours

The Casey Scorpions, as Springvale are now known, named their best and fairest award the Gardner Clark Medal, after Clark and 1960s player Ian Gardner.[9]

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. "Simon Clark – Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  3. "Honour Board". Casey Scorpions Football Club. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  4. Buivids, Amanda (31 August 1989). "Seagull Ghazi cleans up in Liston contest". The Sun News-Pictorial. p. 88.
  5. Farrant, Darrin (27 August 1992). "Outsider Rugolo wins Liston". The Age. p. 28.
  6. Brady, Nicole (25 August 1993). "Sinni captures Liston medal". The Age. p. 26.
  7. Fiddian, Marc (2013). The VFA – A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877 – 1995. Melbourne Sports Books. p. 299.
  8. Devaney, John (2008). The Full Points Footy Encyclopedia Of Australian Football Clubs. Full Points Publications. ISBN 978-0-9556897-0-3.
  9. "Gardner Clark Medal". Casey Scorpions Football Club. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
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