Player
Matthew Clarke
St Kilda · #28·15 seasons (1993–2007)·258 games·Born 18-Sep-1973 (age 52)·200 cm·100 kg
Games
258
Disposals
2,300
Goals
38
Tackles
218
Brownlow votes
35
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Brisbane Bears | 4 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | — | — | 3.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | Brisbane Bears | 19 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 10.3 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 11.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1995 | Brisbane Bears | 21 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 11.9 | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 12.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 |
| 1996 | Brisbane Bears | 25 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 12.0 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 18.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1997 | Brisbane Lions | 21 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 12.1 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 14.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1998 | Brisbane Lions | 19 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 11.0 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 20.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 3.8 | — | — | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 1999 | Brisbane Lions | 21 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 21.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2000 | Adelaide | 8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 6.8 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 11.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 0.5 | — |
| 2001 | Adelaide | 18 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 9.4 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 20.6 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 6.4 | 3.1 | 1.0 | — |
| 2002 | Adelaide | 24 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 18.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | — |
| 2003 | Adelaide | 22 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 24.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | — |
| 2004 | Adelaide | 22 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 22.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 2005 | Adelaide | 6 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 | — | 0.2 | 17.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 2.5 | — |
| 2006 | Adelaide | 18 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 7.9 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | — | 17.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 2.0 | — |
| 2007 | St Kilda | 10 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 7.7 | 1.8 | 0.9 | — | — | 14.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 1.9 | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Brisbane Bears | 4 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | Brisbane Bears | 19 | 119 | 76 | 195 | 68 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1995 | Brisbane Bears | 21 | 111 | 140 | 251 | 90 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 263 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| 1996 | Brisbane Bears | 25 | 170 | 129 | 299 | 83 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 454 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 1997 | Brisbane Lions | 21 | 147 | 108 | 255 | 82 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 309 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1998 | Brisbane Lions | 19 | 89 | 120 | 209 | 54 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 390 | 39 | 16 | 73 | — | — | 16 | 4 |
| 1999 | Brisbane Lions | 21 | 67 | 79 | 146 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 448 | 30 | 10 | 61 | 92 | 61 | 10 | 2 |
| 2000 | Adelaide | 8 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 92 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 24 | 4 | — |
| 2001 | Adelaide | 18 | 70 | 99 | 169 | 45 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 371 | 30 | 5 | 53 | 115 | 56 | 18 | — |
| 2002 | Adelaide | 24 | 59 | 95 | 154 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 445 | 26 | 6 | 54 | 107 | 53 | 53 | — |
| 2003 | Adelaide | 22 | 51 | 95 | 146 | 21 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 537 | 27 | 6 | 56 | 96 | 52 | 51 | — |
| 2004 | Adelaide | 22 | 67 | 67 | 134 | 33 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 495 | 33 | 14 | 46 | 85 | 53 | 41 | 2 |
| 2005 | Adelaide | 6 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 11 | 2 | — | 1 | 103 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 23 | 15 | — |
| 2006 | Adelaide | 18 | 59 | 83 | 142 | 50 | 25 | 4 | — | 313 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 62 | 81 | 36 | — |
| 2007 | St Kilda | 10 | 31 | 46 | 77 | 18 | 9 | — | — | 141 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 41 | 33 | 19 | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
21
20, 19, 18, 18, 18, 17, 17, 16, 16
Kicks
13
13, 12, 12, 12, 11, 11, 11, 11, 10
Marks
9
9, 8, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 6
Handballs
13
11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 9
Goals
2
2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Behinds
2
2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Hit Outs
43
41, 41, 40, 38, 34, 34, 34, 33, 33
Tackles
5
5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3
Rebounds
4
3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Inside 50s
5
5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Clearances
11
9, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6
Clangers
6
5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Frees
6
5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Frees Against
6
5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4
Contested Possessions
12
11, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8
Uncontested Possessions
10
9, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6
Contested Marks
3
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1
Marks Inside 50
3
2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
One Percenters
7
6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4
Bounces
2
2, 1, 1, None, None, None, None, None, None
Goal Assists
3
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1