Judson Clarke

Judson Clarke (born 17 October 2003) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Clarke was drafted by Richmond with the thirtieth pick in the 2021 AFL Draft, and made his AFL debut in Round 13 of the 2022 season.

Early life and junior football
Clarke grew up playing for the Hoppers Crossing football club through his junior career. Clarke suffered an ACL injury late in the 2019 season and did rehab through 2020 when there was no NAB League Boys season due to Covid. He played for the Dandenong Stingrays in the NAB League and also played school football at Yarra Valley Grammar. In one notable performance for Yarra Valley Grammar, Clarke gathered 51 disposals and kicked 3 goals. Clarke also played for Vic Country where he kicked 5 goals against Vic Metro in a trial match in June 2021.

2022 season
Clarke was drafted by with the club's fifth pick and thirtieth selection overall in the 2021 AFL draft. After a promising stint in the VFL, including a four goal game against Footscray, Clarke was selected and made his debut in Round 13 of the 2022 season against Port Adelaide where he kicked two goals and recorded eleven disposals. He became the 31st player in AFL history to kick goals with his first two kicks.

Statistics
Updated to the end of round 23, 2022.

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