# Jordan Clark (Australian footballer)

Jordan Clark (born 16 October 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having been initially drafted to the Geelong Football Club.

## Early life

Clark was born in Mandurah before moving to Albany, Western Australia at age 12, where he played for the Railways Football Club. Attending Albany Senior High School, at 16 he moved to Perth to attend Guildford Grammar School on a scholarship where he would go on to play colts for the Claremont Football Club. He was selected 15th overall in the 2018 AFL draft by the Geelong Football Club.

## Cricket career

Clark was a talented sportsman as a junior. In January 2017, he represented the Australian under-16 national cricket team in their One Day International series against Pakistan in Dubai, taking a hat-trick in the third match.

## AFL career

Clark made his debut for Geelong in Round 1 of the 2019 AFL season against Collingwood, having 17 disposals. Clark received a 2019 AFL Rising Star nomination in round 15, collecting 23 possessions and kicking a goal against Adelaide at GMHBA Stadium.
Clark was traded to Fremantle at the end of the 2021 AFL season. The trade saw the Dockers receive Clark and a future fourth-round selection in exchange for pick No.22 and a future third-round selection (tied to Carlton).
Clark made his debut for Fremantle in Round 1 of the 2022 AFL season during Fremantle's one point win over Adelaide at Adelaide Oval, collecting 20 disposals and kicking a goal. Clark collected a career-best 29 disposals in round 16 during Fremantle's 8 point win over Port Adelaide at Optus Stadium. Clark collected a career-best 30 disposals the next week, beating his record of 29 set the week prior during Fremantle's 41 point win over St Kilda at Marvel Stadium. He played his 50th game during round 19 against Richmond. Clark finished his first season at Fremantle having played every game and averaging a career-high 21.3 disposals.
Clark had a strong start to his third season at Fremantle averaging elite numbers in disposals, kicks and marks. He collected 28 disposals in round two of the 2024 AFL season against North Melbourne at Marvel Stadium, and 30 disposals two weeks later against Carlton at Adelaide Oval, which was played in Adelaide due to the AFL's Gather Round. He was one of Fremantle's better players in their round 11 draw with Collingwood collecting a career-best 35 disposals. He would beat this record by one disposal the next week during the Dockers 92 point win over the Demons at Traeger Park in Alice Springs.

## Statistics

    Statistics are correct to the end of round 17, 2024
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Averages (per game) | Averages (per game) | Averages (per game) | Averages (per game) | Averages (per game) | Averages (per game) | Averages (per game) | Votes |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | Votes |
| 2019 | Geelong | 6 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 171 | 78 | 249 | 76 | 48 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 9.5 | 4.3 | 13.8 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 2020 | Geelong | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 8.0 | 4.7 | 12.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Geelong | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 61 | 52 | 113 | 26 | 22 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 10.3 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Fremantle | 6 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 292 | 215 | 507 | 120 | 66 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 12.2 | 9.0 | 21.1 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 1 |
| 2023 | Fremantle | 6 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 266 | 175 | 441 | 131 | 63 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.6 | 7.6 | 19.2 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 2024 | Fremantle | 6 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 287 | 122 | 409 | 117 | 34 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 17.9 | 7.6 | 25.6 | 7.3 | 2.1 | TBC |
| Career | Career | Career | 95 | 20 | 18 | 1101 | 656 | 1757 | 482 | 242 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 11.6 | 6.9 | 18.5 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 1 |
Notes
* ↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.