Jordan Clark (Australian footballer)

Jordan Clark (born 16 October 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Jordan Clark
Clark playing for Geelong 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 78 kg (172 lb)
Position(s) Midfield
Club information
Current club Geelong
Number 6
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019– Geelong 21 (12)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Clark was raised in Albany, Western Australia and played Railways Football Club. At 17 he moved to Perth to attend Guildford Grammar School and play colts for 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.

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season[4]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
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
Career 21 12 9 195 92 287 88 57 0.6 0.4 9.3 4.4 13.7 4.2 2.7

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. "Jordan Clark Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
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