Matthew Clarke

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Matthew Clarke (born 18 September, 1973) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

Brisbane Bears/Lions career

Debuting in 1993 with the Brisbane Bears, "Doc" Clarke was a promising young ruckman under coach Robert Walls and was particularly decisive with his tap work.

He won the Merrett-Murray Medal in 1997 for the Brisbane Lions and consolidated his position as one of the league's best ruckmen.

Adelaide career

Clarke moved to the Crows in 2000.

In 2005 in the absence of suddenly-emerged number one ruckman Ben Hudson, Clarke was amazingly recalled from the South Adelaide reserves side in the SANFL to play a part in the Crows' run to the finals. He showed he was still an effective player and will most likely retire at the end of the 2006 season.

External links

[Matthew Clarke profile] on [AFC.com.au]
[Matthew Clarke statistics] from [RLeague]

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