David E. Clarke (born 31 December 1952) is a former

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er with

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(VFL) clubs

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and Carlton. Better known as a half-forward flanker, Clarke also played in the

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and

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positions. Clarke won Geelong's

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three times and was runner-up four times. Clarke was a director of the failed

based

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, which collapsed in 1990 with debts of A$2 billion. He was charged with 13 breaches of the Building Societies Act and was given a two-year suspended jail sentence and fined $47,000 after pleading guilty. Clarke's sons

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and Tim played in the

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(AFL) and daughter Georgina competed at the

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in Sydney as a 16-year-old, reaching the semi-finals in the Women's 1500m.

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* * 1952 births Carji Greeves Medal winners Geelong Football Club players Carlton Football Club players Living people All-Australians (1953–1988) Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) People educated at Geelong College {{AFL-bio-1950s-stub