Milton Clark
Essendon and North Melbourne
AFL career
5 games0 goals
- Debut
- R11 1945 v MEL30 June 1945
- Most recent
- R6 1946 v ESS25 May 1946
Stats
Bio
A product of local club Essendon Imperials, Milton Clark was a solidly built utility with good skills whose prime developmental years were largely lost to military service during World War II. While his senior career was brief, he is remembered in Bombers folklore for a dramatic incident in the 1941 Reserves Grand Final, where he was knocked unconscious in the final quarter—a flashpoint that ignited an infamous all-in brawl for which both teams were reported. Clark finally earned his senior debut late in the 1945 season as the league began to stabilise post-war, managing three games for Essendon before crossing to North Melbourne the following year. After adding just two appearances for the Shinboners in 1946, he departed the VFL to continue his football with Essendon RSL.
Profile
- Born
- 27 June 1922
- Died
- 15 June 2018 (aged 95y 353d)
- Birthplace
- Moonee Ponds, VIC
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 76 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionA product of local club Essendon Imperials, Milton Clark was a solidly built utility with good skills whose prime developmental years were largely lost to military service during World War II. While his senior career was brief, he is remembered in Bombers folklore for a dramatic incident in the 1941 Reserves Grand Final, where he was knocked unconscious in the final quarter—a flashpoint that ignited an infamous all-in brawl for which both teams were reported. Clark finally earned his senior debut late in the 1945 season as the league began to stabilise post-war, managing three games for Essendon before crossing to North Melbourne the following year. After adding just two appearances for the Shinboners in 1946, he departed the VFL to continue his football with Essendon RSL.