Doug Clarke
Richmond
AFL career
8 games7 goals
- Debut
- R9 1958 v NTH7 June 1958
- Most recent
- R18 1959 v HAW29 Aug 1959
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Liverpool in New South Wales—an unconventional pathway for VFL players in the 1950s—Doug Clarke was a tall utility who arrived at Richmond while serving in the Army. Standing 188cm, he possessed the requisite height to play as a key forward or ruckman, making his senior debut for the Tigers in the 1958 season. Clarke showed early capability in front of the big sticks, booting seven goals across his eight career games, a respectable return for a young tall adjusting to the elite level. However, he spent the majority of his time at Punt Road developing in the reserves and was unable to cement a permanent spot in the senior side. His brief VFL stint ended after the 1959 season, leaving him as a unique footnote in Tigerland history as a soldier-footballer plucked from the Sydney leagues.
Profile
- Born
- 11 May 1938 (age 88y 163d)
- Height
- 188 cm
- Weight
- 80 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Liverpool in New South Wales—an unconventional pathway for VFL players in the 1950s—Doug Clarke was a tall utility who arrived at Richmond while serving in the Army. Standing 188cm, he possessed the requisite height to play as a key forward or ruckman, making his senior debut for the Tigers in the 1958 season. Clarke showed early capability in front of the big sticks, booting seven goals across his eight career games, a respectable return for a young tall adjusting to the elite level. However, he spent the majority of his time at Punt Road developing in the reserves and was unable to cement a permanent spot in the senior side. His brief VFL stint ended after the 1959 season, leaving him as a unique footnote in Tigerland history as a soldier-footballer plucked from the Sydney leagues.