Jordan Clark (Australian footballer)

Jordan Clark (born 16 October 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having been initially drafted to the Geelong Football Club.

Jordan Clark
Clark during Geelong's round 5 match in April 2019
Personal information
Full name Jordan Clark
Date of birth (2000-10-16) 16 October 2000
Original team(s) Claremont (WAFL)
Draft No. 15, 2018 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2019, Geelong
vs. Collingwood, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Fremantle
Number 6
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019–2021 Geelong 32 (15)
2022– Fremantle 5 (1)
Total 34 (16)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 1 2021.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Clark was raised in Albany, Western Australia where he played for the Railways Football Club. At 17 he moved to Perth to attend Guildford Grammar School and played colts for the Claremont Football Club.[1] He was selected 15th overall in the 2018 AFL draft by the Geelong Football Club.

Cricket career

Clark was a talented sportsman as a junior. In January 2017, he represented the Australian under-16 national cricket team in their One Day International series against Pakistan in Dubai, taking a hat-trick in the third match.[2][3]

AFL career

Clark made his debut in Round 1 of the 2019 AFL season against Collingwood, having 17 disposals.

Clark was traded to Fremantle at the end of the 2021 AFL season.[4]

Clark made his debut for Fremantle in Round 1 of the 2022 AFL season against Adelaide, kicking a goal.[5]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season[6]
Legend
 G  Goals  K  Kicks  D  Disposals  T  Tackles
 B  Behinds  H  Handballs  M  Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2019 Geelong 6181181717824976480.60.49.54.313.84.22.7
2020[lower-alpha 1] Geelong 63112414381290.30.38.04.712.74.03.0
2021 Geelong 61132615211326220.30.25.64.710.32.42.0
2022 Fremantle 611086142110861421
Career 33 16 11 256 144 400 114 79 0.5 0.3 8.0 4.5 12.5 3.6 2.5

Notes

  1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References
  1. Leitch, Chris. "Jordan Clark: From Albany and Claremont colts to important Geelong defender in just 12 months". The West Australian. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. Duxson, Nick (15 January 2017). "Clark claims hat-trick for Australia U16s". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  3. Waterworth, Ben (20 November 2018). "AFL draft 2018: Jordan Clark Australian cricket hat-trick, rapid rise to top prospect". Fox Sports Australia. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. @AFL_House (13 October 2021). "Trade paperwork lodged" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. "Dazzling display from Albany's Jordan Clark in his club debut for Fremantle to start new AFL season". Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  6. "Jordan Clark Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
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