| Simon Clark | |
| Fullname: | Simon Clark |
| Birth Date: | 16 February 1967 |
| Originalteam: | Notting Hill |
| Height: | 195 cm |
| Weight: | 85 kg |
| Position: | Ruckman |
| Statsend: | 1988 |
| Years1: | 1986–1988 |
| Club1: | Richmond |
| Games Goals1: | 27 (6) |
Simon Clark (born 16 February 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Clark was a ruckman, recruited to Richmond from Notting Hill.[1] He made 27 league appearances for Richmond, 12 in 1986, 11 in 1987 and four in 1988.[2]
Following his career at Richmond, Clark played for Springvale in the Victorian Football Association, later the Victorian Football League.[1] He made an immediate impression at Springvale in 1989, with a best and fairest and fourth placing in the J. J. Liston Trophy.[3] [4] In the 1992 VFA season he finished equal second behind Joe Rugolo in the Liston Trophy, then in 1993 was equal third.[5] [6] He was a member of Springvale's 1995 premiership team, in the final season of VFA football and would be involved in three further premierships.[7] By the time he retired, his 203 games for Springvale was a club record.[8] [9]
The Casey Scorpions, as Springvale are now known, named their best and fairest award the Gardner Clark Medal, after Clark and 1960s player Ian Gardner.[9]