Angus Clarke
| Angus Clarke | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Clarke playing for Essendon in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Angus Clarke | ||
| Born |
2 November 2006 Tantanoola, South Australia | ||
| Original team | Glenelg (SANFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 39, 2024 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 11, 2025, Essendon vs. Richmond, at Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Essendon | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2025– | Essendon | 17 (5) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 20, 2026. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Angus Clarke (born 2 November 2006) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
AFL career
[edit]Clarke was drafted by Essendon with pick 39 in the 2024 national draft.[1][2]
Early in his first season at the club, Clarke broke his collarbone while playing for Essendon's reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3] This injury sidelined him for a month, making his return at the end of April.[4] After a couple of games back in the VFL, Clarke was named for his AFL debut in Round 11, debuting against Richmond for the annual Dreamtime at the 'G match.[5][6] Clarke kicked 3 goals in the first half, finishing with those 3 goals and 16 disposals,[7] to be awarded the Rising Star nomination for round 11 in his first match.[8]
Statistics
[edit]Updated to the end of round 20, 2026.[9]
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2025 | Essendon | 36 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 135 | 76 | 211 | 71 | 20 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 9.6 | 5.4 | 15.1 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2026 | Essendon | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 37 | 17 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 4.3 | 12.3 | 5.7 | 2.3 | |
| Career | 17 | 5 | 5 | 159 | 89 | 248 | 88 | 27 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 9.4 | 5.2 | 14.6 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Draft wrap: Bombers secure four more, solidify 2025 hand". Essendon Football Club. 21 November 2024.
- ↑ "How cutting firewood helped drive Clarke's draft dream". Essendon Football Club. 27 November 2024.
- ↑ "Injury Report: Caldwell undergoes scans, Clarke suffers broken collarbone". Essendon Football Club. 1 April 2025.
- ↑ "Injury news: Trio set for VFL returns, Caldwell back in full training". Essendon Football Club. 29 April 2025.
- ↑ "Tantanoola teen to debut in Dreamtime at the 'G". Mount Gambier Times. 21 May 2025.
- ↑ "First-year defender to become sixth Bombers debutant of 2025". AFL Media. 21 May 2025.
- ↑ "Debutant fires in Essendon's scrappy Dreamtime win". The Canberra Times. 23 May 2025.
- ↑ "Breakout Bomber earns Rising Star nod after three-goal bonanza". AFL Media. 26 May 2025.
- ↑ "Angus Clarke". AFL Tables. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
External links
[edit]- Angus Clarke's profile on the official website of the Essendon Football Club
- Angus Clarke's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Angus Clarke at AustralianFootball.com
