Player
Neil Clarke
Essendon · #8·11 seasons (1977–1987)·135 games·Born 28-Aug-1957 (age 68)·177 cm·80 kg
Games
135
Disposals
2,037
Goals
35
Tackles
23
Brownlow votes
6
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Essendon | 8 | 9.8 | 5.9 | 15.6 | 1.2 | — | 0.1 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 |
| 1978 | Essendon | 4 | 8.2 | 4.0 | 12.2 | 1.5 | — | — | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | Essendon | 5 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 9.8 | 2.2 | — | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | Essendon | 7 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 10.1 | 0.9 | — | 0.3 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | Essendon | 20 | 9.5 | 3.8 | 13.2 | 1.8 | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | Essendon | 21 | 10.4 | 5.3 | 15.7 | 2.1 | — | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | Essendon | 22 | 10.5 | 6.3 | 16.8 | 2.6 | — | 0.2 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | Essendon | 14 | 10.1 | 7.0 | 17.1 | 1.5 | — | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | Essendon | 12 | 9.8 | 4.7 | 14.5 | 1.8 | — | 0.4 | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | Essendon | 11 | 10.4 | 6.3 | 16.7 | 2.6 | — | 0.2 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | Essendon | 11 | 10.4 | 6.0 | 16.4 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Essendon | 8 | 78 | 47 | 125 | 10 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1978 | Essendon | 4 | 33 | 16 | 49 | 6 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | Essendon | 5 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 11 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | Essendon | 7 | 44 | 27 | 71 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | Essendon | 20 | 190 | 75 | 265 | 35 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | Essendon | 21 | 218 | 112 | 330 | 44 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | Essendon | 22 | 231 | 139 | 370 | 58 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | Essendon | 14 | 142 | 98 | 240 | 21 | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | Essendon | 12 | 118 | 56 | 174 | 22 | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | Essendon | 11 | 115 | 69 | 184 | 29 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | Essendon | 11 | 114 | 66 | 180 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
26
26, 25, 25, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24
Kicks
20
20, 18, 18, 18, 17, 17, 16, 16, 15
Marks
7
7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5
Handballs
12
12, 12, 12, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10, 10
Goals
2
2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Behinds
2
2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Hit Outs
1
1, 1, None, None, None, None, None, None, None
Tackles
3
3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1
Frees
6
5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Frees Against
6
5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3