Amber Clarke is an

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er playing for the

Essendon Football Club The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed the Bombers, is a professional Australian rules football club. The club plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the game's premier competition. The club was formed by the McCracken family in their A ...

in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Clarke was recruited by Essendon with the 4th pick in the

2022 AFL Women's draft The 2022 AFL Women's draft consists of the various periods when the 18 clubs in the AFL Women's competition can recruit players prior to the competition's seventh season. Expansion club signing period The expansion clubs Essendon, Hawthorn, P ...

Early life

Clarke played junior football for the Dandenong Stingrays in the NAB League Girls where she starred, winning both the Stingrays' and the league's best and fairest awards after a season which she averaged 1.8 goals and 17.4 disposals a game. She also won the award for best on ground in the team's loss in the grand final, after collecting 28 disposals and two goals. She won the league best and fairest by a solitary vote ahead of future draftee

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, polling 20 votes in total.

AFL Women's career

Clarke debuted for the Essendon in the opening round of the AFL Women's season seven, playing in their inaugural team which faced at Marvel Stadium. On debut, Clarke collected 7 disposals and 3 marks.

Statistics

:''Updated to the end of S7 (2022).'' , - , S7 (2022) , , , , 33 , 10 , , 2 , , 2 , , 78 , , 17 , , 95 , , 23 , , 15 , , 0.2 , , 0.2 , , 7.8 , , 1.7 , , 9.5 , , 2.3 , , 1.5 , , , - class=sortbottom ! colspan=3 , Career ! 10 !! 2 !! 2 !! 78 !! 17 !! 95 !! 23 !! 15 !! 2.0 !! 2.0 !! 7.8 !! 1.7 !! 9.5 !! 2.3 !! 1.5 !! 0

References

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Amber Clarke
at AustralianFootball.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Clarke, Amber 2004 births Living people Essendon Football Club (AFLW) players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)