Amber Clarke is an

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er playing for the

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in the

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(AFLW). Clarke was initially recruited by

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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, ...

, before being traded to St Kilda ahead of the 2025 AFL Women's season.

Early life

Clarke played junior football for the

Dandenong Stingrays The Dandenong Southern Stingrays are an Australian rules football team in the Talent League, the Victorian statewide under-18s competition. 1992 saw the birth of the Southern Stingrays, developed under the leadership of Steve Kennedy (Regiona ...

in the

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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 and St Kilda teammate Charlotte Baskaran, polling 20 votes in total.

AFL Women's career

Clarke debuted for the Essendon in the opening round of the

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, playing in their inaugural team which faced at

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. On debut, Clarke collected 7 disposals and 3 marks.

Statistics

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2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

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2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

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2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

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