| Simon Clark | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Simon Clark | ||
| Date of birth | (1967-02-16) 16 February 1967 (age 57) | ||
| 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 | |||
Simon Clark (born 16 February 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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]
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]
