Mitch Clark
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Clark at Brisbane Lions training
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Mitchell Clark | ||
| Date of birth | 19 October 1987 | ||
| Original team(s) | East Fremantle (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 9, 2005 National Draft | ||
| Height / weight | 200 cm / 103 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / Ruckman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2006–2011 | Brisbane Lions | 82 (61) | |
| 2012–2014 | Melbourne | 15 (36) | |
| 2015–2016 | Geelong | 9 (14) | |
| Total | 106 (111) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Mitchell "Mitch" Clark (born 19 October 1987) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Lions, Melbourne Football Club and Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Clark began his football career with East Fremantle in the Western Australian Football League.
Although Clark was hit by meningococcal disease the week before the 2005 AFL Draft, Brisbane showed their strong interest, making him their first pick, the ninth player drafted across all clubs and presenting him with their number "1" guernsey; he later made a full recovery from his illness. Clark made an impressive debut for the Brisbane Lions in the first round of the 2006 season against Geelong, converting his first mark and subsequent kick into a goal, but his debut season was significantly hampered by injury problems, in particular osteitis pubis, and only ended up playing a total six games that season.
"He's going to be dangerous. Jeez, you'd love to be able to run like that."
Clark played his first game for the 2007 season in round nine against Collingwood, after overcoming his injury problems. His five goals in that match earned him an AFL Rising Star nomination. However, the promising return lasted only three weeks before Clark was hit by injury again, allowing him only one more game that season.
Even before the 2008 season began, Clark was already in injury strife, after injuring his quad during pre-season training. Clark played his first game for 2008 in round seven against Geelong, and lost by 27 points after falling away in the last quarter. Clark kicked three goals in the process. He managed to string together twelve consecutive games for the season, but was sidelined for the remainder after the round 18 clash with North Melbourne, during which he injured his quads yet again.
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