| Raphael Clarke | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Raphael Clarke | ||
| Born | (1985-09-24)24 September 1985 (age 40) Yirrkala,Northern Territory, Australia | ||
| Original team | St Mary's (NTFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 8,2003 National Draft,St Kilda | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2004–2012 | St Kilda | 85 (9) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2009 | Indigenous All-Stars | 1 | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 20 2012. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Raphael Clarke (born 24 September 1985) is anAustralian rules footballer who played for theSt Kilda Football Club in theAustralian Football League (AFL) from2004 to2012. His brotherXavier Clarke also played for St Kilda.
Clarke was recruited fromNorthern Territory Football League (NTFL) clubSt Mary's with pick Number Eight in the2003 AFL draft. He made his debut in Round 17, 2004 againstEssendon and was anAFL Rising Star nominee in2005.
Clarke had a strong start to the year in hisfifth season at St Kilda, playing in their2008 NAB Cup winning side.[1][2]
After playing just five of the first 20 rounds in 2008 because of health and personal issues, Clarke finished the year in outstanding fashion, starring at half-back in the semi-final win againstCollingwood and being one of the Saints' few good players in the preliminary final loss toHawthorn.
Clarke played in 12 of 22 matches in the2009 AFL season home and away rounds in which St Kilda qualified in first position for the finals, winning the club'sthird minor premiership.[3]
St Kilda qualified for the2009 AFL Grand Final after qualifying and preliminary finals wins. Clarke played in the grand final in which St Kilda were defeated by 12 points.
Clarke was delisted by St Kilda at the conclusion of the 2012 season and played with St Albans Football Club in theGeelong Football League in 2013 before coaching the Flying Boomerangs national Indigenous youth team in their tour ofSouth Africa.[4]
