John Clarke is an Australian former professional
rugby league
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footballer who played in the
New South Wales Rugby League
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(NSWRL) competition during the 1930s and 1940s.
Playing career
Clarke played 9 seasons and 68 matches for the
Eastern Suburbs Eastern Suburbs may refer to:
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*Eastern Suburbs (Mumbai), India
*Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Australia
**Eastern Suburbs railway line, Sydney, Australia
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;Association football
*Eastern Suburbs AFC, Auckland, New Zealand
* Eastern ...
club in the years (1932–36, 1938 and 1940–42) seasons. A
forward
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, Clarke was a member of Eastern Suburbs side that defeated
Canterbury-Bankstown
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in the 1940 premiership decider.
References
External links
Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org* The Encyclopedia Of Rugby League; Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson
Australian rugby league players
Sydney Roosters players
Rugby league second-rows
Rugby league hookers
Rugby league props
Possibly living people
Year of birth missing
Place of birth missing
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