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| Harry Clarke | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1905 | ||
| Date of death | 21 February 1989 (aged 83) | ||
| Original team(s) | Middle Park | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1926–1935 | South Melbourne | 147 (33) | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1935. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Harry Clarke (15 September 1905 – 21 February 1989)[1] was a leading Australian rules footballer of the 1920s and 1930s who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
The son of the curator at the Middle Park Lawn bowls club,[2] Clarke was a wingman and won the Best and Fairest award for South Melbourne in their premiership season of 1933.
In addition to playing 147 games for South Melbourne Clarke also appeared 11 times for Victoria in interstate football.
In 2003 Clarke was named in the Swans' official 'Team of the Century'.
References
[edit]- ^ "Harry Clarke - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ Main, J. "Swan Lake", AFL Grand Final Record, 2005, 24 September 2005, p. 52.
External links
[edit]- Harry Clarke's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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