Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Saturday, 25th January, 1964
- Current Age
- 62 years and 64 days
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- City vs Country
- 1991
- NSWRL Premiership (NRL)
- 1991
- Midweek Cup
- 1985, 1987
- NSW Reserve Grade
- 1984
Known Family Links
- Brother
- Peter Clarke
- Craig Clarke
Biography
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City vs Country | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRL/ARL Premiership (NRL) | 1 | 187 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 99 | 84 | 4 | 52.94% | List | ||||
| NSWRL/ARL Finals | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71.43% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | 2 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.91% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup AU | - | 10 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Other | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| World Club Challenge | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 202 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 116 | 89 | 4 | 57.43% | List | |||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSW City | 1991-92 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Firsts | 1991 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1991-1992 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
NSWRL/ARL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRL 1984 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRL 1985 | 24 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 7 | 0 | 70.83% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRL 1986 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRL 1987 | 21 | - | - | - | - | 13 | 7 | 1 | 61.90% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRL 1988 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Balmain | NSWRL 1989 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Penrith | NSWRL 1990 | 22 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 72.73% | List | ||||
| Penrith | NSWRL 1991 | 23 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 4 | 1 | 78.26% | List | ||||
| Penrith | NSWRL 1992 | 21 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 11 | 0 | 47.62% | List | ||||
| Penrith | NSWRL 1993 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 13 | 0 | 35.00% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | NSWRL 1994 | 21 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | ARL 1995 | 15 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 13.33% | List | ||||
NSWRL/ARL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Balmain | 1984-89 | 65 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 39 | 25 | 1 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Penrith | 1990-93 | 86 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 51 | 33 | 2 | 59.30% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | 1994-95 | 36 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1984-1995 | 187 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 99 | 84 | 4 | 52.94% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Alan Katzmann, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Steven Russo, Tony McCarron, Max Turner
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Match Video
Your Say
16 Jun 2016 6:41pm
An absolute workhorse on the field and one of the best men you could ever meet off the field.
19 Jul 2018 11:12am
One of the great front-rowers of the all time. Anyone would have to agree with him when he famously said "Penrith had no chance without me!" Obviously a genius reader of the game with all the skills (and more) of Beetson, Hall, Stehr, Hemsley, Lazarus and Steve Sharpe. A priceless and indispensable ornament to the game.
18 Jun 2020 2:06pm
A fabulously talented forward whose heroic feats will never be forgotten. Silky skills with both hands and feet. An unrivalled footy IQ ensures that he remains an essential role model for every aspring NRL rookie.
31 Mar 2021 4:01pm
Embodied everything that is good about our great game. Elite athleticism of the very highest order. A grand team man who gave his all in every game. A brilliant reader of the game with a Cameron Smith-like ability to read the direction of a set from three or four plays away. Devilish, fearless defender. Outstanding raconteur. The well-honed wine palate of a James Halliday. This bloke has it all.
31 Aug 2022 10:50am
A player of rare dedication and prodigious skill in both attack and defence. Feverishly sought after in the day by any club with premiership aspirations, this colossus of the game would be in the $1 million-plus per season category today. Made next-level forward play look easy with his deft hands and lightening speed. Probably. Rumoured to be a shoe-in as the next immortal. Only downside is that he can be a bit tight.
1 Apr 2024 8:01am
One of the most underrated players in the history of the game, unlucky to née=ver play origin in his career, arguably was the best front rower in the league from 1990 to 1993
27 Apr 2024 12:39pm
The way these websites know more about my uncles than I do is hilarious.
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